UEFA Europa League

Barcelona vs Napoli 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs

  • 59': Ferran Torres (P)
FT
1 - 1
1st Leg
  • 29': Piotr Zielinski

Barcelona rally for draw with Napoli in Europa League

Barcelona came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Napoli in their Europa League knockout round playoff first leg at the Camp Nou on Thursday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 29': Goal! Barcelona 0, Napoli 1. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 39': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Napoli 1.
  • 59': Goal! Barcelona 1, Napoli 1. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 65': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Nico González.
  • 65': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Adama Traoré.
  • 65': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets replaces Frenkie de Jong.
  • 70': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 80': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Piotr Zielinski because of an injury.
  • 80': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Victor Osimhen.
  • 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest replaces Óscar Mingueza.
  • 84': Substitution, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Eljif Elmas.
  • 85': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 90': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Alex Meret (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Napoli 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 73,525

Statistics

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14 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 4
66.8 POSSESSION 33.2
21 SHOTS 4
5 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 1.0
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
657 Accurate Passes 296
741 Passes 374
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
26 Crosses 7
0.2 Cross % 0.1
49 Long Balls 37
31 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 0
10 Effective Tackles 12
20 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 13
5 Effective Clearances 26
5 Clearances 26

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
24 Eric García
3 Gerard Piqué
18 Jordi Alba
22 Óscar Mingueza
21 Frenkie de Jong
16 Pedri
28 Nicolas Gonzalez
25 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
19 Ferran Torres
11 Adama Traoré

NAP Napoli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK) Yellow Card
26 Kalidou Koulibaly
13 Amir Rrahmani
5 Juan Jesus
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
20 Piotr Zielinski
99 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa Yellow Card
8 Fabián Ruiz Yellow Card
9 Victor Osimhen
24 Lorenzo Insigne
7 Eljif Elmas

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