Barcelona entertained Napoli at the Nou Camp earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the UEFA Champions League. The Catalan club made a decent start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 15th minute thanks to Fermin Lopez’s effort.
Joao Cancelo doubled Barca’s lead just a couple of minutes later before Amir Rrahmani got a goal back for the visitors in the 30th minute. Xavi’s men went into the half-time break 2-1 up on the scoreline.
Robert Lewandowski put the match to bed in the 83rd minute when he found the back of the net. The contest finished with Barcelona securing an impressive 3-1 win in front of their home fans.
Barca ended up winning the tie by an aggregate score of 4-2.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the match against Napoli.
GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 6.5/10
The German keeper made a few important saves at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet.
RB: Jules Kounde – 7/10
He gave a good account of himself when defending inside his half and had a couple of bright moments in the opponent’s half.
CB: Ronald Araujo – 7/10
Araujo performed his defensive duties well and did enough to limit the opposition to just one goal.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – 7/10
He cleared the danger when he could and was good on the ball.
LB: Joao Cancelo – 8/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field and did well to score in the 17th minute.
CM: Andreas Christensen – 6.5/10
Christensen performed his defensive duties well and was tidy with his passing.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 8/10
He made a few decent chances for others around him in the final third but there was no goal for him.
CM: Fermin Lopez – 7.5/10
Lopez was a constant menace in the opponent’s half and managed to score the opening goal in the 15th minute.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 7.5/10
He caused all sorts of problems for his marker but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 8/10
Lewandowski was a real threat up top and managed to put the contest to bed in the 83rd minute.
LW: Raphinha – 8.5/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal and ended the game with an assist to his name. Raphinha deserves to be named the man of the match.
Substitutes:
CM: Sergi Roberto – 7/10
He came on and picked up an assist.
CM: Oriol Romeu – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
LW: Joao Felix – N/A
