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Zielinski Celebrates his goal in the Barça-Napoli

THE ITALIANS HIT FIRST

The controversial offside rule caused Napoli's goal

Published:17/02/2022 - 19:51h

Updated:17/02/2022 - 20:46h

Napoli started the first leg of the UEFA Europa League playoffs by taking the lead. Zielinski was the architect of the away goal that left the situation uphill for Xavi's team ahead of the second half

Calendar of FC Barcelona

The party between the FC Barcelona and the Napoli did not have the best start for the Barcelona picture, that saw forced to trace back after the first so much of the south team of Italy. In the played, although luce something garbled, could have interpreted a possible offside by part of the visitors, that put in advantage to the minute 29 with the goal of Piotr Zielinski.

Of this way, the team directed by Xavi Hernández went to the rest in disadvantage with the obligation to give him the turn to the marker in the second of the half, especially taking into account that it treats of the party that contests in the Camp Nou. Even so, the rule of the aggregated value to the goal of visitor in case of tie will not apply for this edition of the tournament.

Once finalised the party of turn in the stadium Diego Armando Maradona, in Naples, will make a draw to know the crosses by the eighth of final of the competition. In the playoff confront the third of the phase of groups of the Champions in front of the seconds of the first round of the Europe League. The winners will measure to the leaders of each liguilla.

Naples will dictate sentence

With the tie to a goal between the Barcelona and the partenopeos the eliminatory remains opened of face to the commitment ofturn . The so much of Ferran Torres has avoided a result even more complicated for the ones of Xavi Hernández, that will have to obtain the victory in the 90 minutes if they do not want to contest an extention more in the present season, a little favourable situation for the culés in the course.

After falling deleted in the Champions, the Supercopa of Spain, the Glass of Rey and be to a very wide difference regarding the Real Madrid in LaLiga, the Europe League luce like the most viable option for the Barcelona to conquer a title in the season 2021-22. However, the Napoli has left clear that will not be an easy rival to delete and now will play home

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