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

Barcelona

59': Ferran Torres (P)

FT
1 - 1
1st Leg

Napoli

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

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

Line-Ups

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	Nico González
25	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
19	Ferran Torres
11	Adama Traoré

Substitutes:

Gavi, Arnau Tenas, Ricard Puig, Neto, Luuk de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Martin Braithwaite, Sergiño Dest, Ousmane Dembélé.

Napoli (4-2-3-1)

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

Substitutes:

Diego Demme, Mário Rui, Faouzi Ghoulam, David Ospina, Kévin Malcuit, Alessandro Zanoli, Dries Mertens, Hubert Dawid Idasiak, Adam Ounas, Andrea Petagna.

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