Napoli vs Barcelona, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st Leg
89': Arturo VidalBarcelona problems grow in feisty Champions League draw with Napoli
Antoine Griezmann rescued a draw for Barcelona, but Arturo Vidal put the visitors in a precarious spot in a hard Champions League draw at Napoli.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 7': Júnior Firpo (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
- 8': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 10': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 19': Offside, Barcelona. Júnior Firpo tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 25': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 28': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
- 28': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Goal! Napoli 1, Barcelona 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 38': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 38': Júnior Firpo (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Offside, Barcelona. Nélson Semedo tries a through ball, but Ivan Rakitic is caught offside.
- 42': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 42': Attempt missed. Kostas Manolas (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Callejón following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Barcelona 0.
- 48': Foul by Júnior Firpo (Barcelona).
- 48': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 49': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 54': Substitution, Napoli. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Dries Mertens because of an injury.
- 56': Substitution, Barcelona. Arthur replaces Ivan Rakitic.
- 57': Goal! Napoli 1, Barcelona 1. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 61': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 61': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 61': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 62': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt saved. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 63': Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 64': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
- 64': David Ospina (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 66': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Barcelona).
- 67': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 72': Offside, Napoli. Kostas Manolas tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 73': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces José Callejón.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
- 75': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 76': Attempt missed. Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) with an attempt from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Allan replaces Diego Demme.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 81': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 81': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
- 83': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a headed pass.
- 86': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
- 87': Attempt missed. Arthur (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 87': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 88': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
- 88': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Second yellow card to Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
- 90'+3': Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Gerard Piqué because of an injury.
- 90'+5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 90'+5': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 90'+5': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 66.9 | Possession | 33.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 724 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
| 797 | Passes | 392 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 12 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 7 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 44,388
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 44,388
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 6 | Mário Rui  |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 23 | Samuel Umtiti |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 24 | Junior Firpo |
| 2 | Nélson Semedo |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 4 | Ivan Rakitić |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 17 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 22 | Arturo Vidal |
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