Barcelona seized the opportunity when they beat Napoli 3-1 at Camp Nou on Saturday in the round of 16 to reach the Champions League quarter-finals to be played in Lisbon. The Catalans, who came to the game with an away goal advantage, were in top form at the Camp Nou, as it only took them 10 minutes to break the deadlock and take the lead. A brilliant header from Clement Linglet that put Barça in the lead.
Then it was time for the match, 13 minutes later, Lionel Messi gave the world a glimpse of why he is rated the best footballer on the planet when he scored an incredible solo goal after beating three rival players and then finding the distant one. right corner. With that goal, Barça took a 2-0 lead in the first half of the first half, leaving Napoli in the rear from the start.
On the edge of the break, Luiz Suárez scored from the penalty spot after a tackle on Messi earned the Catalans a penalty. Suarez made no mistake scoring and it looked like he was the last nail in the coffin, but Lorenzo Insigne recovered one four minutes later to give Napoli a glimmer of hope.
But as the second half showed, it was too little and too late when Barcelona started to defend and did so successfully as the second half did not yield any goals and that was good enough for the hosts to win the match 4-2 in aggregate and progress. to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Barcelona will now face Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals on August 14.
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