To the quarters! Barça's 'blow' of authority in the Champions League against Napoli (3-1)

The FC Barcelona looked for this Tuesday his pass to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in the last four years and like this remained in evidence from the first second of the Barça-Naples that contested in Lluís Companys, even from some instant before it filmed the balloon for the first time. The action in the lawn of the Estadí Olímpic had to some Naples looking for from the initial kickoff the goal culé, but the group of Xavi knew to answer and already before it fulfilled the first minute Lamine Yamal would finish diverted from the edge of the area.

That finish of the canterano would be a clear warning of what had prepared with all his talent to upset all the possible to the Italian defence, taking advantage of that right now it is the forward more in shape of the team and that his mates know it very well. The first 10 minutes of the meeting would have to a Barça trying take advantage in the marker and mark a tendency of fast transitions thanks to a Gündogan that was controlling the midfield, in front of the drops of Frenkie of Jong and Pedri.

A brutal start of the Barça in front of the Naples

To the 8' Fermín would have his first opportunity of face to the goal of the Naples and would finish with a finish a bit diverted after taking the balloon in the right sector of the attack culé, warning that they could not control it of suitable way in front of his characteristic mobility like the most offensive interior of the ones of Xavi. The canterano would be the big protagonist of the following minutes of the Barça afterwards that to the 12' had a big action inside the area that finish defining with a shot pumped after a big habilitation of Pau Cubarsí of some 50 metres.

But Fermín simply could not be detained by the napolitanos and to the 15' would find his prize, being the third the defeated. A big combination go in Cancel and Raphinha in the left part allowed that the Brazilian arrived to background line and put a backwards perfect balloon. Fermín arrived from second line to put the interior of his right foot, leaving without opportunity to Meret and advancing to the Barça.

This big first chamber of hour of the culés would complete with a 2-0 that began to direct the eliminatory. Lamine Moved the balloon from his own field, leaving to Raphinha totally only, allowing him finish to the long stick -this time of right-handed-, but giving to the stick. I cancel, that arrived accompanying the against, took the rebound and put the second of the Barça.

The usual defensive problems of the Barça went back to appear

However, the Barça would not take advantage of his big rhythm in the party during the following minutes, in spite of having of some occasions, and would leave to the alive Italian picture, allowing besides that the Naples thought that could go back to the eliminatory. The napolitanos attained to combine well by right band, thanks to a big movement of Politano, the one who finish yielding the ball of face to Rrahmani. The central surprised with his apparition inside the area and more still when finishing at first to leave the 2-1 with which the party would leave to the rest, no without before try the 2-2 to the 34' with a big finish of head of the captain Gave Lorenzo that finished being envoy to the shot of corner by a sensacional Ter Stegen.

The problem for the Barça is that the second time began with a similar tendency to as it closed the first, with some Naples believing his options to go back to level the eliminatory and leaving clear that did not have much more that lose to the already be down in the marker and being widely surpassing in the game. Before the 50' already Kvaratskhelia warned after receiving in the frontal of the area and look for the second stick with his characteristic finish. Shortly after it would arrive a possible penalti of Cubarsí on Osihmen, although the referee of the party decided that all finish in a shot of corner.

A bit more than suffering of the that many would want to

The Barça would attain 'free' a bit to the 55' when Raphinha was near of the 3-1 after combining once again with Cancel. It received inside the area and took out a big zurdazo that Meret attained to clear, in what it was the most important option before it arrived the hour of party and the first changes also. Xavi understood that it had to recover the midfield, as well as the possession, and for this trusted Sergi Roberto and Oriol, in spite of the good party that had made Fermín, and the little shooting of the two that ingresaban to the field.

The following 10 minutes would be of little control of both teams, but that allowed that the culés moved away increasingly of his goal and began to concern increasingly to Meret. In fact, to the 67' would arrive a good free direct of Raphinha that would finish in a shot of corner and a back goal cancelled to Lamine. Yamal finish a played in which previously Lewandowski had attained to finish of head to the goal napolitana, but finally was offside.

This tendency would be still in increase and the midfield of the party was increasingly of the Barcelona, allowing that Meret went back the best of his after clearing a big finish of Gündogan to the 74'. Three minutes afterwards, the guardameta Italian would be a viewer more than another finish of the Barça, one in which Lamine tried to repeat that golazo that did the weekend in front of the RCD Mallorca.

The definite hit of the Barça

Like this they arrived the last 10 minutes of the party and Robert Lewandowski, as good '9', would be the attendant to sentence the meeting, and the eliminatory. The Pole, that did not have too active on the lawn, finalised a big played of possession in which Gündogan once again showed his big vision, enabling to Sergi Roberto inside the area so that afterwards the captain left the balloon served for the goleador culé. 3-1 and the quarter-finals looked very near.

The Naples was now to two goals to force the extention, but without ideas neither legs, something that the Barça wise very well and took advantage of to keep the balloon all the possible and besides try each so much can expand the marker. Like this they would play the last 8 minutes of the party, with the fans culé celebrating with increasingly intensity and with a Barça that saw already between the eight better clubs of Europe.

Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona 3-1 Naples

• FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Koundé, Araújo, Cubarsí, Cancel; Christensen, (Oriol Romeu, min. 60), Fermín (Sergi Roberto, min. 60), Gündogan; Lamine, Lewandowski and Raphinha.
• Naples: Meret; I Gave Lorenzo, Juan Jesus, Rrahmani, Mario Rui (Olivera, min. 64); Traorè (Raspadori, min. 78), Lobotka, Zambo Anguissa; Kvaratskhelia, Oshimen and Politano (Lindstrom, min. 64).
• Referee: Danny Makkelie
• Incidences: corresponding Party to the turn of the eighth of final of the Champions League 2023/2024

News stood out of the FC Barcelona vs Naples

• Next party: Athletic of Madrid vs FC Barcelona (day 29 of LaLiga EA SPORTS 2023/2024)
• Video summary: Athletic Club X - X FC Barcelona. Turn of the eighth of final of the Champions League 2023/2024.