FC Barcelona 1-1 Napoli: Draw on Thursday
BARCELONA. Napoli and FC Barcelona draw 1-1. P. Zielinski scored the first goal (29') for Napoli. F. Torres settled the score 1-1 (58') with a penalty.
BARCELONA. Napoli and FC Barcelona draw 1-1. P. Zielinski scored the first goal (29′) for Napoli. F. Torres settled the score 1-1 (58′) with a penalty. FC Barcelona was far superior when it came to possession ball (69%)
The match was played at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Istvan Kovacs who had the assistance of Vasile Marinescu and Mihai Ovidiu Artene. The 4th official was Horațiu Mircea Feșnic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.84 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 75%.
Match Statistics
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 69% while Napoli was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 99 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for FC Barcelona to win the match.
FC Barcelona shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Napoli shot 4 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to FC Barcelona. On the opposite side, Napoli received 3 yellow cards (A. Z. Anguissa, F. Ruiz and A. Meret).
After playing this match, FC Barcelona has points to occupy the 0th place in the table. while Napoli has 10 points (2nd).
Match Events
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29'29'
P. Zielinski
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39'39'
A. Z. Anguissa
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58'58'
F. Torres (Penalty)
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65'65'
Gavi
Nico
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65'65'
O. Dembele
A. Traore
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66'66'
S. Busquets
F. de Jong
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71'71'
F. Ruiz
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73'73'
A. Ounas
L. Insigne
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80'80'
D. Demme
P. Zielinski
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81'81'
D. Mertens
V. Osimhen
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81'81'
S. Dest
O. Mingueza
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85'85'
K. Malcuit
A. Z. Anguissa
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85'85'
M. Rui
E. Elmas
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86'86'
L. de Jong
P. Aubameyang
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90'90'
A. Meret
Next match
In the upcoming Europa League match, FC Barcelona will play away against Napoli on the 24th of February with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (2 draws).
Napoli will host FC Barcelona on the 24th of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (2 draws).
FC Barcelona and Napoli will play the return match on the at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli)
FC Barcelona: Formation and Lineups
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Xavier Hernández Creus chose to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen , Óscar Mingueza , Gerard Piqué , Eric García , Jordi Alba , Nicolás González , Frenkie de Jong , Pedri , Adama Traoré , Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ferran Torres .
Substitutes
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Nico for Gavi (65′), A. Traore for O. Dembele (65′), F. de Jong for S. Busquets (66′), O. Mingueza for S. Dest (81′) and P. Aubameyang for L. de Jong (86′).
Top player: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
The player who no doubt impressed FC Barcelona the most was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
His rating is with 26 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Napoli: Formation and Lineups
Napoli started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Luciano Spalletti played with: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Kalidou Koulibaly , Juan Jesus , Fabián Ruiz , André Zambo Anguissa , Eljif Elmas , Piotr Zieliński , Lorenzo Insigne and Victor Osimhen .
Substitutes
Napoli made 5 changes: L. Insigne for A. Ounas (73′), P. Zielinski for D. Demme (80′), V. Osimhen for D. Mertens (81′), A. Z. Anguissa for K. Malcuit (85′) and E. Elmas for M. Rui (85′).
Top player: Kalidou Koulibaly
Probably the most impressive player in Napoli was Kalidou Koulibaly.
His rating is with 37 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League
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