Napoli vs Barcelona, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st LegNapoli fight back to draw with Barcelona in Champions League
Napoli fought back to hold visitors Barcelona to a dour 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday thanks to a goal from Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 5': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 9': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 9': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 13': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedri.
- 15': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 15': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
- 20': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 21': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 22': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 22': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 22': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 24': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
- 24': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 25': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Íñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
- 30': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 31': Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 32': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 34': Foul by Íñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
- 34': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 36': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lamine Yamal.
- 44': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Barcelona 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathías Olivera with a cross.
- 49': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 50': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a through ball.
- 53': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 56': Foul by Íñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
- 56': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 58': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 60': Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Goal! Napoli 0, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
- 64': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 64': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Attempt saved. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 66': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 67': Foul by João Cancelo (Barcelona).
- 67': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Hamed Traorè replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 68': Offside, Napoli. Matteo Politano is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Hamed Traorè (Napoli).
- 69': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 75': Goal! Napoli 1, Barcelona 1. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 76': Íñigo Martínez (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Matteo Politano.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 77': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 77': Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 78': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Lamine Yamal.
- 82': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Hamed Traorè (Napoli).
- 83': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamed Traorè with a through ball.
- 84': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
- 84': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pedri.
- 85': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Robert Lewandowski.
- 85': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 86': Substitution, Barcelona. Oriol Romeu replaces Andreas Christensen.
- 86': Substitution, Barcelona. João Félix replaces Pedri.
- 87': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 87': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 88': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 90': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 50.9 | Possession | 49.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 421 | Accurate Passes | 380 |
| 495 | Passes | 466 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 27 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 49,529
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 49,529
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 24 | Jens Cajuste |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 5 | Iñigo Martínez  |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 2 | João Cancelo |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 15 | Andreas Christensen |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 22 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 27 | Lamine Yamal |
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