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The eleven of FC Barcelona against Naples

BARÇA'S NOTES AGAINST NAPOLES

Gündogan, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha... Barça's 1x1 in the victory against Napoles

Published:12/03/2024 - 23:04h

Updated:13/03/2024 - 07:40h

FC Barcelona advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League thanks to a deserved victory against Napoles (3-1). The Italians put up a lot of 'war' in Montjuïc, but Barça asserted their hierarchy by hitting

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For the first time from 2020, the FC Barcelona will contest the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The ones of Xavi Hernández defeated to the Naples (3-1) in a party where weighed the hierarchy and the young talent of the group culé. Fermín López and Joao Cancel directed the victory in the first part, but the ones of Francesco Calzona answered with a so much before the rest. The complement had a lot of occasions for both teams and Robert Lewandowski relieved the nerves culés with the 3-1 final in the 83'. Like this we saw to the Barça in front of the Naples:

Ter Stegen: Salvador

The German could not do at all in the goal of Rrahmani and avoided the 2-2 partial with a spectacular cut across in front of a head butt of Gave Lorenzo. The '1' was very attentive in all the party, without giving eases in the aerial game and with his usual security by low.

Jules Koundé: Worn

The Frenchman was the best of the saga in the first part beside Cubarsí. Very attentive in the coverage to give a hand to the central, Koundé cancelled to Kvaratskhelia, although the georgiano created danger with some finish far.

Ronald Araújo: Orderly

Araújo Returned to the eleven to lead a saga that had a lot work all night in front of the siege napolitano. The Uruguayan won him the particular duel to Victor Osimhen, anticipating in each long balloon for inhabilitar to the Nigerian.

Pau Cubarsí: Flawless

The canterano did not accuse the scenic fear by the Champions and went back to complete another partidazo. His long balloons are already a mark registered and, in the minute 11, left hand manually to Fermín with a perfect centre that the mediocentro could not take advantage of. Very active to cover to Osimhen and always very situated.

Joao Cancel: Timely

Unlike other parties since it occupies the left band, the luso was much more advanced to help to Raphinha with the desbordes. In the minute 15 filtered a pass to the Brazilian so that the '11' enabled to Fermín in the played of the 1-0. Two minutes later, Cancel took advantage of a rebound in the crossbar to convert the 2-0. In defence, this yes, was something slow. The discount of the Naples arrived by his band, giving eases to Politano to enable to Rrahmani.

Andreas Christensen: Surpassed

The Danish seemed touched from the beginning of the party by a prick in the right thigh and finish the first part admonished by a fault without balloon on Lobotka. Had problems to cover spaces without the help of Frenkie of Jong and, by moments, saw disordered and surpassed when the Barça tried to recover the balloon. Xavi put to Oriol Romeu in his place in the 60'.

Fermín López: Dynamic

Fermín was the key letter of the initial approach of Xavi. The one of The Campillo was indetectable for the defence napolitana in a first part in which, in addition to converting the 1-0 partial, had a pair of occasions more in which it did not attain to finish comfortable. Very fast and intense in the first half hour, afterwards remained without air and Xavi did not have more remedy that replace him by Sergi Roberto to half hour for the end.

Ílkay Gündogan: Crack

To the German cost him go in in party with a Barça that resignó the possession in all the first part. In the complement was more participatory, commissioning of the free shots and looking for to Lamine and Lewandowski with some passes to the space. In the 83', rubbed the lamp with a perfect pass to Sergi Roberto that finish in the 3-1 of the Pole.

Raphinha: Turn signal

The Brazilian assisted to Fermín in the first goal and tested the resistance of Meret with several far shots in the complement. In general lines, the '11' completed a good party in spite of playing recostado by left, a profile that does not favour him too much. Joao Félix ingresó by him in the 80'.

Lamine Yamal: Electrical

It created danger in the few interventions that had in a first part where finish admonished by an unnecessary fault on Mario Rui. In the second part saw more comfortable in front of a defence napolitana worn. It converted a goal in clear offside and wasted a clear opportunity in the 77' with a finish that it went out him very wide. In the discount had another clear where finished direct to the hands of Meret.

Robert Lewandowski: Goleador

The Pole grieve had an occasion in the first part, finishing uncomfortable a pass of Lamine Yamal. His best contribution was to drag the mark in the goal of Fermín. In the complement neither had too much participation until Sergi Roberto served him the 3-1 in the 80'.

Oriol Romeu: Cumplidor

Oriol replaced to Christensen and gave balance to a centre of the field culé extenuado. His presence allowed to Gündogan advance some metres and give back the control of the balloon to the culés.

Sergi Roberto: Stellar

The one of Reus reappeared with a stellar performance. Further of his assistance to Lewandowski, Sergi did that the Barça restarted the control of the party, drowning the exit of the Naples and associating very well with Gündogan. The '20' did to cost his experience when the team more needed him.

Joao Félix: Testimonial

It tried some desborde beside Cancel in the ten minutes that was in field. Definitely, the luso has lost a lot of terrain in the direct duel with Lamine and Raphinha.