37
21:37
He doesn’t play it well! Adama Traoré has a lot of space and pulls into the penalty area from the right. He swerves past Mário Rui, but the ball bounces too far. A second defender clears for the colleague.
34
21:35
Torres vs Meret! The winter newcomer shoots again and again. He is served by Aubameyang on the left of the penalty area, but then fires low into the arms of the opposing goalkeeper with the first contact. Meret grabs it safely.
32
21:33
Suddenly the counterattacks are back! Insigne drives the ball from his own half to the half-right edge of the penalty area. Osimhen can’t free himself, which is why the playmaker shoots himself, but misses clearly to the left.
31
21:32
Napoli countered, but Osimhen bounced the ball off Dest in the last few yards. Barca were lucky and allowed to push off.
29
21:30
Torres shoots a little hastily in this situation. He misses the ball 25 meters from Meret’s box, sending the ball flying steeply into the southern Italian night sky.
28
21:29
Aubameyang again! The subsequent corner kick flies through to the second post, where the storm veteran seems a bit surprised! From five meters he nods the thing over to the right again!
27
21:28
Ferrán Torres misses the next chance! Again, the Neapolitans blunder in the build-up, so that the Spaniard can shoot from the edge of the penalty area. The ball is deflected so that Meret is already beaten, but the ball bounces inches to the left.
25
21:26
Aubameyang again, just wide again, but this time not offside! The home side make a heavy buck in the build-up of the game, but are not punished.
25
21:25
Aubameyang tries to head the ball and just misses the right corner. However, he was offside anyway.
24
21:24
Incidentally, Lorenzo Insigne has now scored once more than Diego Armando Maradona had for the Partenopei.
23
21:22
Tooor for SSC Napoli, 1-2 by Lorenzo Insigne
The captain grabs the ball and hits the bottom left! Ter Stegen stays in the middle so he can only look after the ball.
21
21:21
And suddenly there is penalty for Naples! Insigne sends Osimhen on the journey, who is on the ball far left on the edge of the penalty area in front of Ter Stegen and creates a great opportunity to connect. Referee Sergey Karasev first decided on a free kick, but VAR correctly corrected it.
19
21:19
The Spanish FCB is pushing the accelerator as hard as possible. They probably want to use the momentum to make everything clear in the first half.
17
21:18
Sergiño Dest pulls from the second row and just misses. It takes less than 30 seconds for Napoli to lose the ball after their own kick and the Catalans play forward again. Aubameyang also shoots from about 20 meters, but lifts the thing in the middle over the goal!
16
21:16
The second goal was an impact hit. While Napoli are shaking, the Blaugrana send Adama Traoré on his way. Before the Spaniard, however, Meret grabs the ball.
13
21:13
Tooor for FC Barcelona, 0:2 by Frenkie de Jong
Suddenly, de Jong shoots an absolute dream goal! Torres heels the ball to de Jong, who isn’t attacked at all 30 yards from goal. The Dutchman uses the space, takes a few steps forward and flicks the ball into the right angle from a good 23 meters! Alex Meret has absolutely no chance!
13
21:13
On the right, Osimhen wants to take off, but Piqué just about catches it. There was way around the outside a bit too long. Napoli initially retained possession before Zieliński was flagged for offside.
10
21:11
The southern Italians are looking for an answer, but Insigne’s cross from the left half-field flies just over the head of the incoming Elmas!
8th
21:08
Tooor for FC Barcelona, 0:1 by Jordi Alba
With a counter to the lead! Insigne plays the ball straight to the opposition, allowing Aubameyang to cover the first yards and play steeply into Adama Traoré’s run. Two Neapolitans surround the attacker, but somehow he stays on the ball before throwing it to Jordi Alba on the right. In a one-on-one, the full-back stays calm and hits the goal from a free-standing position on the left!
8th
21:08
Lorenzo Insigne hits the standard from the right flat into the opponent’s feet.
7
21:07
Barcelona is higher than the opponent and reveals more gaps in defense. SSC can earn at least one corner kick this way.
4
21:05
The Partenopei are already switching. Di Lorenzo joins on the right wing, but the cross falls flat into the arms of ter Stegen.
4
21:04
A little more pressure comes from the Catalans. Napoli seems to be a bit more on the counterattack.
2
21:03
Both teams have already picked up the pace, but there are no chances yet. There’s still some time.
1
21:01
The ball rolls in Napoli! The home side toast. Let the wild ride begin!
20:57
The anthem of the Europa League sounds in the Diego Maradona. It will not be long!
20:53
Today’s team of referees comes from Russia. Experienced Sergey Karasev will referee the game. The 42-year-old will be assisted by Igor Demeshko and Aleksey Lunev.
20:43
At Barcelona, Piqué returns to the starting XI after serving a yellow-red ban. In addition, Xavi Pedri and Adama Traoré can play from the start. Eric Garcia, Gavi and Ousmane Dembélé first have to sit on the bench.
20:38
Napoli coach Luciano Spaletti rotated at least a little over the weekend. Compared to the draw in Cagliari, Juan Jesus, Dries Mertens and Andrea Petagna rotate to the bench. Instead, Fabián Ruiz, Victor Osimhen and Lorenzo Insigne start. In addition, league keeper David Ospina is watching again and making room for Alex Meret.
20:27
Things looked much better for Barcelona on Sunday. The Blaugrana won 4-1 in Valencia to confirm fourth place. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted three goals in his debut starting XI, giving Catalonia hope. Now it is important to preserve this form in the Europa League, because Xavi has already announced that he wants to win the title.
20:18
Both teams are still undefeated this year with the exception of one cup. Most recently Napoli stringed together three draws. If you were happy with that against Inter Milan and Barca, they failed the dress rehearsal against Cagliari Calcio with a 1-1 draw. Victor Osimhen at least provided some momentum with his late equalizer.
20:09
A week ago, Napoli and Barcelona met at the Camp Nou and drew a reasonably deserved 1-1 draw. The Catalans were unimaginative for a long time and rightly fell behind through Piotr Zieliński, but the tide was to turn after the break. Ferrán Torres converted a very controversial penalty and opened a storm run. However, the Blaugrana didn’t take their chances. So today remains a slight advantage for the Italians.
20:00
Welcome to the second leg of the Europa League intermediate round! SSC Napoli welcomes FC Barcelona at 21:00 for the top game! It’s about to start!