Barcelona defeated Napoli.
Barcelona won 3-1 against Napoli in the second leg of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League (UCL) round of 16 at Luis Companis at the Estadi Olympics in Barcelona, England, at 5 a.m. on the 13th (Korea time). Barcelona, which drew 1-1 in the first round, won 3-1 and won 4-2 to reach the quarterfinals.
It was tight from the start. Attacks came and went. Yamal shot in the second minute of the first half, but it missed. Napoli attacked. Osimhen shot in the fourth minute of the first half, but it was blocked. In the seventh minute of the first half, Fermin fired a sharp shot, but turned away from the goal. Barcelona took the lead as Fermin’s shot, which received the Hafinha pass in the 15th minute of the first half, shook the net. In the 17th minute of the first half, Cancelo scored a goal, making the difference even wider in an instant.
In a hurry, Napoli focused their efforts on the attack. Osimhen shot in the 18th minute of the first half, but it missed. Barcelona struggled with Napoli’s offensive. They tried to counterattack, but lacked accuracy. Barcelona, which was also behind in the midfield battle, ended up losing ground. Rachmani scored a goal in the 30th minute of the first half, starting the chase in earnest. Hui crosses came out in the 33rd minute of the first half, and Di Lorenzo attempted a header, but Ter Stegen saved it. Hvicha’s shot in the 34th minute of the first half was off the goal.
Barcelona countered. Kounde went up in the 35th minute with an overlap and passed it to Fermin, who was located at the center. Fermin’s left footed shot wide of the goal. Barcelona tried to open a way through Yamal, located on the right, but failed to score a goal. The first half ended with Barcelona’s 2-1 lead.
Napoli aimed for a goal at the start of the second half. Napoli, who was attacking, had a Hvicha shot in the third minute of the second half, which missed. In the 9th minute of the second half, Hafigna shot in Barcelona’s attack, but Merrett saved it. Barcelona gradually made a change when it allowed the flow. In the 14th minute of the second half, they removed Fermin and Christensen and scored Sergi Roberto and Oriol Roméu.
Napoli continued to attack. Barcelona’s clearance was not good at the 17th minute of the second half, and Jambo Anguisa fired a shot that passed Osimhen, but was blocked by the team’s defense. Napoli excluded Hui and added Matthias Olivera at the 18th minute of the second half. Yasper Linstrom was also deployed. Barcelona scored a goal at the 22nd minute of the second half, but it was canceled because it was ruled offside. Resisting regret, Barcelona continued to beat. Hafigna shot failed to score at the 28th minute of the second half, and Gündogan’s shot at the 29th minute of the second half was blocked by Merrett’s defense. Yamal’s good shot at the 32nd minute of the second half went out of the goal. 고소득알바
Napoli stepped up their attack by scoring Giacomo Raspadori in the 33rd minute of the second half. At the 35th minute of the second half, the Linstrom header missed. Joao Felix came in at the 36th minute of the second half. Lewandowski scored at the 38th minute of the second half. Gündogan, who received Roberto’s pass, passed again to Robert. As Lewandowski finished Roberto’s pass between Napoli’s defense, Barcelona widened the gap.
Even after Lewandowski scored, Barcelona continued to dominate the flow. Yamal’s good shot in the second half of the second half headed straight to the front of Merrett. Barcelona’s 3-1 victory ended the game.