Antonio Conte has named a 22-man squad for tomorrow’s Europa League
quarter-final first leg against Lyon at the Stade de Gerland.
The full list of players who have travelled to France for the 21.05 CET kick-off is as follows:
1 Buffon
3 Chiellini
4 Caceres
5 Ogbonna
6 Pogba
8 Marchisio
9 Vucinic
10 Tevez
12 Giovinco
13 Peluso
14 Llorente
15 Barzagli
18 Osvaldo
19 Bonucci
20 Padoin
21 Pirlo
22 Asamoah
23 Vidal
26 Lichtsteiner
30 Storari
33 Isla
34 Rubinho
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Napoli 2 – 2 FC Porto 
21′ Goran Pandev 69′ Nabil Ghilas
92′ Duvan Zapata 76′ Ricardo Quaresma
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Napoli battling at the San Paolo Stadium against FC Porto in front of over 50,000 fans seeing their dream to the Europa League Quarterfinals collapsing.
Napoli opening the score in the 21st minute with forward Goran Pandev. The action starting by forward Gonzalo Higuain providing the assist for Pandev to give a ray of hope to the fans defeating Porto goalkeeper Fabiano. Great move by Higuain making his 9th assist this season. The immediate celebration by Pandev running towards the fans as to encourage them to keep supporting the team.
FC Porto equalizing in the 69th minute with forward Nabil Ghilas defeating Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina with a left footed shot. Nothing to do for Napoli defender Raul Albiol running faster while attempting to stop Ghilas. It’s a moment of suspense at the San Paolo… Aggregate now is Napoli 1 – 2 FC Porto.
Curtain call for Napoli! The San Paolo silenced in the 76th minute with midfielder Ricardo Quaresma making a magic move by leaving behind midfielder Valon Behrami and Gokhan Inler to defeat goalkeeper Reina with a left footed shot. Aggregate now is Napoli 1 – 3 FC Porto.
A moment of hope in the 92nd minute with forward Jose Maria Callejon providing the assist for Zapata to defeat FC Porto goalkeeper Fabbiano. Aggregate now is Napoli 2 – 3 FC Porto.
Note: The Europa League Round of 16 First Leg ending: FC Porto 1 – 0 Napoli, Thursday 13 March 2014 at the Estadio do Drago in Porto, Portugal on Thursday 13 March.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Rafael Benitez:
Napoli (4-2-3-1): Reina; Henrique, Fernández, Albiol, Ghoulam; Inler, Behrami; Mertens, Pandev, Insigne; Higuaín.
Here is FC PORTO official starting lineup by coach Castro:
FC Porto (4-3-3): Fabiano; Danilo, Mangala, Reyes, Ricardo; Carlos Eduardo, Fernando, Defour; Varela, Martínez, Quaresma.
Click the video to watch the highlights of the match, Napoli vs FC Porto, Thursday 20 March 2014, San Paolo Stadium, Naples, Italy. You can watch the goal by Goran Pandev
2013 – 2014 UEFA Europa League
Round of 16, Second Leg
Napoli 1 – 0 FC Porto
Thursday 13 March 2014
San Paolo Stadium
Naples Italy
21:00
| Referee | Martin Atkinson (ENG) |
| Assistant referee | Stephen Child (ENG) , Darren England (ENG) |
| Additional assistant referee | Anthony Taylor (ENG) , Craig Pawson (ENG) |
| Fourth official | Stuart Burt (ENG) |
| UEFA Delegate | Markus Stenger (GER) |
| UEFA Referee observer | Jean Lemmer (LUX) |
Goals: 21′ Goran Pandev (N), 69′ Nabil Ghilas (P), 76′ Ricardo Quaresma (P), 92′ Duvan Zapata (N)
Official formations – lineups:
Napoli (4-2-3-1): Reina; Henrique, Fernández, Albiol, Ghoulam; Inler, Behrami; Mertens, Pandev, Insigne; Higuaín.
Subs: Colombo, Réveillère, Britos, Džemaili, Hamšík, Callejón, Zapata.
Coach.: Rafael Benítez.
FC Porto (4-3-3): Fabiano; Danilo, Mangala, Reyes, Ricardo; Carlos Eduardo, Fernando, Defour; Varela, Martínez, Quaresma.
Subs: Kadú, Josué, Herrera, Licá, Agu, Quintero, Ghilas.
Coach: Castro.
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?
Leonardo Bonucci has hailed the resounding response Juventus
delivered this evening in overturning the 1-1 draw recorded in the home
leg of their Europa League tie with Fiorentina to seal a place in the
quarter-finals.
Speaking amidst jubilant scenes at the Stadio Artemio Franchi after
the final whistle blew on Juve’s 1-0 win, the 26-year-old began: “We
knew that we were going to have to fight for it, and Andrea’s goal was
the crowning glory of a great performance.
“We did well to maintain concentration: in this kind of game
there’s a risk of jeopardising everything in search of a goal, but we
pulled it off.”
The defender concluded with a statement of intent as the Bianconeri
await to discover who they will face next in their journey “home”
towards the final at Juventus Stadium.
“When you play for Juventus the objective is always to win, whether
it’s Europa League or Serie A. We’re aware of our abilities and want to
go all the way.”
Source: juventus.com
Paul Pogba has expressed the Bianconeri’s satisfaction at replacing
the memory of October’s league defeat at the Artemio Franchi with the
joy of this evening’s Europa League win over Fiorentina.
Speaking at the end of the gripping encounter in Florence, the
Frenchman began by revealing how Antonio Conte had sought to spur the
team on to their triumphant success: “The boss told us to play our own
game and we did very well in the second half.
“Pirlo’s goal lifted us to victory and we’re happy because it has made up for the defeat we experienced here last time.”
The interview concluded with Pogba being asked whether free-kicks
like Andrea Pirlo’s winner will ever become part of the youngster’s
repertoire in the future.
“I’ve got a lot more work to do to strike them like that! He’s got
the golden touch – I need to train for a good few more years yet to hit
those kind of free-kicks.”
Source: juventus.com
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2013 – 2014 UEFA Europa League
Round of 16, Second Leg
Fiorentina 0 – 1 Juventus
Thursday 13 March 2014
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Florence, Italy
19:00
Referee Howard Webb (ENG)
Assistant referee Michael Mullarkey (ENG) , Darren Cann (ENG)
Additional assistant referee Andre Marriner (ENG) , Lee Mason (ENG)
Fourth official Jake Collin (ENG)
UEFA Delegate Steen Dahrup (DEN)
UEFA Referee observer Oguz Sarvan (TUR)