UEFA Europa League Playoffs: Result BARCELONA 1 – 1 NAPOLI, Thursday 17 February 2022

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67% Ball Possession BARCELONA and 33% Ball Possession NAPOLI

Barcelona 1 – 1 Napoli

59′ Ferran Torres (pen)                 30′ Piotr Zieliński
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Napoli failed to win the UEFA Europa League Playoff game against Barcelona on Thursday 17 February 2022 at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain.   Napoli took the lead and later reached by Barcelona thanks to a penalty converted by Ferran Torres for the final 1-1.  The Second Leg will be played on Thursday 24 February at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.  It’s all or nothing for Napoli.

Napoli opened the score in the 30th minute. Piotr Zielinski defeated Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen with a right-footed shot to the top right corner.

Barcelona equalized in the 59th minute. Referee Istvan Kovacs gave a penalty to Barcelona conceded by Juan Jesus after a handball. It is Ferran Torres to convert the penalty defeating Napoli goalkeeper Meret with a right-footed shot to the center.

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✅ Stats before the game. The only precedent between Barcelona and Naples in one of the main European competitions saw Barcelona eliminate the Italian team in the round of 16 of the 2019-20 Champions League. The first leg, in Naples, ended 1-1; the return – at Camp Nou – 3-1 for Barcelona.  Excluding the qualifiers, the Super Cup and the Club World Cup, Barcelona’s last 191 games in European competition have been in the Champions League. This is in fact the first game for Barcelona in the second European competition since 2003-04, when they were eliminated in the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup by Celtic. Barcelona manager Xavi played both games as a starter.

🏆👉Lineup BARCELONA (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Mingueza, Piqué, Garcia, Jordi Alba; Pedri, Gonzalez, F. De Jong; Traoré, Aubameyang, Ferran Torres.

🏆👉Lineup NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Koulibaly, Juan Jesus; Anguissa, Fabian Ruiz; Elmas, Zielinski, Insigne; Osimhen.

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Romanian Referee Istvan Kovacs will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu (ROU) and Assistant Referee 2: Ovidiu Artene (ROU). The Fourth Official will be Horațiu Feșnic (ROU). The VAR will be Bastian Dankert (GER). The AVAR will be Christian Dingert (GER). The Referee Observer will be Murat Ilgaz (TUR).

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Playoff Round

Barcelona 1 – 1 Napoli
Thursday 17 February 2022
Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain

18:45

Referee: Istvan Kovacs (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Ovidiu Artene (ROU)
Fourth Official: Horațiu Feșnic (ROU)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz (TUR)

Goals: 30′ Piotr Zieliński (N), 59′ Ferran Torres (pen) (B)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

🏆👉Lineup BARCELONA (4-3-3): Ter Stegen, Mingueza (82′ Dest), Piqué, Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba, Nico Gonzalez (65′ Gavira), de Jong (65′ Busquets), Pedri, Adama Traoré (65′ Dembelè), Aubameyang (86′ Luke de Jong), Ferran Torres.

Coach: Xavi Hernández

🏆👉Lineup NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Koulibaly, Juan Jesus, Fabian Ruiz, Anguissa (84′ Malcuit), Elmas (84′ Mario Rui), Zielinski (80′ Demme), Insigne (72′ Ounas), Osimhen (80′ Mertens).

Subs: Ospina, Idasiak, Ghoulam, Mário Rui, Zanoli, Petagna

Coach: Luciano Spalletti.