Barcelona vs Napoli 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs
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
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 |
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 | Nicolas Gonzalez |
| 25 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 19 | Ferran Torres |
| 11 | Adama Traoré |
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 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
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