The Naples took advantage of the only defensive distraction in defence of the FC Barcelona to rescue a tie (1-1) that leaves the eliminatory totally opened for the definition in Montjuïc. The alone venues finished once to door in six attempts, all in a second part in where, until the last chamber of hour, the culés had the totally controlled party, in good measure thanks to the defensive work of Ronald Araújo.
The 'charrúa' dried to Víctor Osimhen during 75 minutes, winning in the direct duel to the Nigerian so much by low as by high. During the party, the one of Rivera completed 4 clear and recovered 5 balloons, being the best of a saga that had more work in the 15 final minutes that in all the party. So well it was the work of the Uruguayan cancelling to Osimhen that, in spite of his goal, the technical Franceso Calzona decided to put to Giovanni Simeone in his place.
Iñigo paid expensive his only distraction in front of Osimhen
In addition to Ronald, Iñigo Martínez also had had a very solvent party in defence. Further of some imprecision in exit, the Basque had fulfilled in the hand manually in front of Matteo Politano, but when it had to lidiar with Osimhen, the Nigerian threw of job to win him the position thanks to his physical fortress. The '5' tried to anticipate, but finish in the floor and freeing to the '9' napolitano so that it defined to pleasure in front of Ter Stegen. For I satisfy, Iñigo demanded a non-existent fault and won a yellow.
Araújo Regretted the tie, but valued the work of the team
After the pitazo final, Araújo regretted the so much conceded, although it stood out the Barcelona collective work. "A bit sad by the result. I think that we could have us gone with a victory. We play very well, especially the first half hour. We play against a big team and now remains us home with our people. We will give everything to happen of round".
Besides, it added: "we showed that we are a big team and that we can compete. It was missing us brake them a bit in phases of the party. We go to work the have more the possession. It is all alive". On his physical state, the 'charrúa' descartó some annoyance after a hit suffered in an aerial duel with Osimhen. "If I am well physically I can give the maximum and this is the most important", puntualizó the Uruguayan.