Barcelona beat Napoli 4-2 In Italy To Progress In The Europa League. Agg. (Barcelona 5-3 Napoli)
Other Europa League Results
Barcelona played some amazing football against Napoli to book their qualification to the next round of the Europa League. The Catalans started the game so well against Napoli than they did last week in the first leg.
Ferran Torres’s penalty canceled out Zielinski’s goal last week in Spain as Napoli earned a 1-1 draw. However, things started very differently in this game and Barcelona really dominated the Italians.
Napoli 2- 4 Barcelona Match Summary
An explosive first-half performance by Barcelona was enough to knock the stuffing out of a rattled Napoli side today, and the home team never really recovered, as they limp out of Europe again before reaching the last-16 stage.
With their midfield purring and an increasingly coherent attacking strategy, the Blaugrana roll on to the next round, where they will be a side to be feared in Europe’s second-tier tournament. As well as breezing through against a team with one of Europe’s best defensive records, the Catalans also take home a small slice of history – adding Napoli to six other Italian sides they have beaten away from home in continental competition. (FOTMOB)
Xavi’s Barcelona have also shown what they can play like already in recent weeks. The Barcelona boss is making sure that his players understand his system. One of the players that Xavi hailed after the Napoli victory is Frenkie De Jong. The Dutchman was phenomenal for Barcelona against Luciano Spalletti’s men. Xavi hailed the former Ajax man
“Frenkie de Jong is a genius – he’s really, really amazing”.
However, Xavi will be looking for more performances like this consistently from his players as they hunt for the Europa League trophy and top 4 finish in the La Liga this season.
