Barcelona faced off against Napoli at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a win in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last 16 tie. The Catalan club were solid in the first half and managed to get to the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.
Robert Lewandowski gave Barca the lead at the hour mark which was cancelled out by Victor Osimhen’s effort in the 75th minute. The contest finished with Xavi’s players securing a hard-fought 1-1 draw on their travels.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the match against Napoli.
GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 6/10
The German keeper didn’t gave a save to make in the game but failed to keep a clean sheet.
RB: Jules Kounde – 7/10
He kept things solid inside his half and was a dominant presence in the air.
CB: Ronald Araujo – 7/10
Araujo gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the pitch and won his fair share of aerial duels as well.
CB: Inigo Martinez – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when he could and was tidy with his passing.
LB: Joao Cancelo – 8/10
Cancelo did his fair share of defending and made a handful of dangerous runs with the ball.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 7/10
He was always willing to have a strike at goal but failed to take his chances.
CM: Andreas Christensen – 6/10
Christensen made some crucial clearances at the back but was lackluster on the ball.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and made one key chance in the final third.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 7/10
He worked hard in both halves but there was no goal for him tonight.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 7.5/10
The Polish forward caused a few headaches for his marker and managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the 60th minute.
LW: Pedri – 7.5/10
Pedri was a positive influence at both ends of the field and has got an assist to his name as well.
Substitutes:
RW: Raphinha – 6/10
Raphinha‘s impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Oriol Romeu – N/A
LW: Joao Felix – N/A
