Barça beat Napoli at the Camp Nou (3-1) and qualified for the thirteenth consecutive season for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. He did so in a gray match, subdued at times by his rival and decided by Leo Messi and his impact on the game. With the tie open after the draw (1-1) in the first leg, Gattuso’s team took possession again but that was no guarantee of success.
A good first ten minutes were useless in Naples, who saw Lenglet make the first header from a corner. The visiting defense protested a possible foul. The 1-0 doubled soon, with a genius from Messi, who mocked his markers before sending a cross shot impossible for Ospina. Hit the Barça table and at the same time, the perfect excuse to relax. Of course, Messi would make the third of the night after an assist by De Jong, but the referee canceled it at the hands of the Argentine. Luis Suárez’s goal, which was in charge of transforming a penalty committed by Koulibaly on Messi, went on the scoreboard. And also from eleven meters would cut distances Insigne. All this, before the break. Because then the story was different. With the score in favor, Barça ceded dominance to their rival, more needy and forced to score two goals to turn the tie around. Milik scored, but offside, while Lozano finished off the post. Setión waited an eternity to make the changes, which were to waste time. One of them, allowed Monchu to make debut with the first equipment in official party. Unconvinced, but with a ticket to the quarterfinals, Barça are waiting for Bayern.
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