Napoli Vs Barcelona 2-4: Blaugrana Advance To Europa League Round Of 16

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JAKARTA - Barcelona advanced to the round of 16 after beating Napoli 4-2 in the second leg of the Europa League play-off at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Friday morning.

Quoted from Antara, the four Barcelona goals were each scored by Jordi Alba, Frenkie de Jong, Gerard Pique, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Meanwhile, Lorenzo Insigne and Matteo Politano scored two goals for Napoli.

This result brought Barcelona to qualify for the last 16 of the Europa League with a 5-3 aggregate. The draw for the round of 16 of the Europa League will be held on February 25, 2022.

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Barcelona was ahead when the game was running eight minutes. Adama Traore used his pace to start the counter-attack, then he found Jordi Alba who fired a right-footed shot past goalkeeper Alex Meret. The score became 1-0.

Barcelona doubled their lead in the 13th minute. Frenkie De Jong curled a shot from outside the box and headed into the top right corner to put Barcelona 2-0 up.

Napoli reduced the gap in the 23rd minute through a Lorenzo Insigne penalty. Napoli got a penalty after Marc Andre ter Stegen who left the net and violated Victor Osimhen. The position is 2-1.

Barcelona again winning two goals in the 45th minute. This time it was Gerard Pique's turn who listed his name on the scoreboard through a kick from inside the penalty box. Napoli trailed 3-1.

Entering the second half, Napoli struggled to convert their chances into goals, while Barcelona dominated possession.

Barcelona's patience resulted in the fourth goal in the 59th minute. Adama Traore crossed low from the right and Aubameyang found it with a shot into the top right corner that Meret couldn't stop. The score becomes 4-1.

Napoli had scored in the 68th minute through a volley from inside the penalty box. However, the goal was disallowed by the referee because Insigne was in an offside position when he received the ball from Piotr Zielinski.

Napoli reduced the gap in the 87th minute. Starting from Nico Gonzales' error in his own penalty box, the ball was then controlled by Matteo Politano. He then fired a low shot to beat Ter Stegen. Score 4-2 to close the match.

Line-up: Napoli (4-2-3-1): Alex Meret; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Diego Demme (Politano 46'), Fabian Ruiz (Ounas 74'); Eljif Elmas, Piotr Zielinski (Mertens 74'), Lorenzo Insigne (Petagna 82'); Victor Osimhen (Ghoulam 74')

Barcelona (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Sergino Dest, Ronald Araujo, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba; Pedri (Nico Gonzalez 75'), Sergio Busquets (Gavi 62'), Frenkie de Jong; Adama Traore (Dembele 74'), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Luuk de Jong 75'), Ferran Torres (Riqui Puig 82')