79), Zielinski (Lozano, min. With a sea of Napoli legs all around and Messi on the ground, he managed to spring to his feet and latch onto the ball with his left foot to fire a shot that split a pair of defenders and whistled past Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina for a 2-0 Barcelona lead. Barcelona vs Napoli: how and where to watch - times, TV... Arthur Melo, who has not exactly had the Barcelona career he envisaged after all the kerfuffle to sign him, has reportedly been denied access to Camp Nou to watch this evening's game. We're about to get back underway and the big news is Messi is back on the pitch. Ter Stegen had it covered to be fair but it's another reminder for Barça's back four that this is not over. There has probably never been a better time in recent years to play Barcelona in a 90-minute duke-out for a place in the Champions League quarter-finals and we've already had two shock exits in the last 24 hours. Big mistake from Piqué to let the Belgium forward in and even though he didnt' get a sweet contact on the strike it still clips the upright with Ter Stegen rooted to the spot. A fired-up Lionel Messi led Barcelona to a 3-1 win at home to Napoli on Saturday for a 4-2 aggregate victory which took the club into the Champions League quarter-finals for the 13th consecutive season where they face Bayern Munich.. Unidad Editorial Información Deportiva, S.L.U. That "Everest" Gattuso was referring to.... Gattuso meanwhile can call on the most expensive player in Napoli's history, Lozano, Juventus target Milik, former Spain international Llorente and Brazil midfielder Allan if he wants to shake things up. 70), Mertens, Insigne (Milik, min. Free kick for Barça a far way out as Lobotka floors Jordi Alba. Barcelona will be aiming to rescue their season when Napoli visit Camp Nou on Saturday evening - and Quique Setién will be looking to salvage his job for another week. Luis Suárez is on the turf at the other end and Setién may be forced into a change. A smattering of familiar Spanish talent in José Callejón, Fabián Ruiz and Fernando Llorente but of course Napoli can't call on Nigeria international Victor Osimhen, who was signed recently fron Lille. We're going to go out a limb here and say that Bayern Munich are probably heading into the quarter-finals as Lewandowski makes it 4-0 on aggregate against Chelsea. Monchu gets his first touch as a senior Barça player and concedes a free kick against Lobotka. Koulibaly again comes storming onto the delivery but Nelson Semedo does enough to put him off his stride and the header doesn't trouble Ter Stegen. Napoli had exhausted all five changes by the time Setien made his first substitution, with youngster Monchu receiving his first-team debut in place of Griezmann. The Argentinean wriggles into the area and rides three challenges, rising from the floor to jab the ball into the far corner bewteen two defenders! Both players went down in serious pain, but there was also the matter of a potential foul and penalty. Şampiyonlar Ligi'nde Barcelona, Napoli'yi 3-1 mağlup edip çeyrek finale yükselirken karşılaşmaya Lionel Messi ve Cüneyt Çakır arasında yaşananlar damgasını vurdu. The visitors are running out of ideas as Barça drop back to defend their advantage. In a tense night of football, Barcelona beat Napoli 3-1 at the Camp Nou to make their 13th straight Champions League quarter-final. Lenglet! Chance for the visitors to create something from a free-kick out on the rigth as Demme is the filling between a Barça defensive sandwich. Messi is dispossesed by Koulibaly but then floored near the area as Barça win a corner. Napoli handed a reprieve... can they do anything with it? Not helping the under-fire Setién's cause any is the fact that Barcelona have just 13 senior squad members available for tonight's game. It was fun to watch Lionel Messi in the Champions League again, wasn’t it? He doesn't look entirely comfortable though and Ansu Fati has been warming up. Goooooooo... nope, the flag is up against Milik. Insigne's penalty was the only Napoli shot on target in the opening 45 but what a different story it could have been had Mertens' shot snuck in the post rather than off it in the second minute. Barcelona player ratings after 3-1 victory over Napoli secures Champions League last-eight. He didn't have much choice as it was green, green grass all the way to Ospina's goal. Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso believes his team will fare well against Barcelona in the second leg of round 16 of the Champions League, but he remains wary of Lionel Messi. Gattuso said in his pre-match press conference that playing Barcelona is like "climbing Everest" but in reality the Azulgrana have been out of sorts since the restart, drawing three in LaLiga before surendering the title with a home defeat against Osasuna in the penultimate round of fixtures. Fabián finds his way into the area but he dithers a little too long and a decent opening goes begging. Napoli get to the byline and the ball is squared for the Spaniard but just nicked off his boot before he could bury it from close range! 23: Messi; 3-0, min. Napoli have also blown hot and cold under Gattuso since he took over last December, losing four of their first five under the former Italy midfielder before stabilising during the middle of the season and then tailing off again towards the end. Goals: 1-0, min. 45+1: Suarez (p); 3-1, min. That's a pretty amazing statistic but Barça's chief concern now will be whether their talisman can add to that in the second half. Worth sitting through a highlights show wherever you are this evening just to see that goal from the wee wizard. Pirlo is surely a candidate for the fastest fast-track in senior managerial history having been named coach of the under-23 side only a week ago. Mertens! We can safely say we wouldn't like to find out what it feels like to have Koulibaly run into you at full speed and crunch you in the back. Even with the two-goal cushion, the final minutes would prove nervy for Barcelona, as Napoli committed numbers forward and Chucky Lozano came close on a pair of headers, the second one striking the post. Napoli concede a free-kick on the edge of the Barça area and Luis Suárez finds himself in the book for taking his time to leave the field with Junior Firpó on for Barça. Napoli honoured the late Diego Maradona with an Argentina-style kit as they overcame Roma 4-0, hours after Lionel Messi paid a personal tribute to his compatriot as Barcelona … A slightly more attack-minded midfielder and former Celta player. Penalty! Another corner for Napoli as Fabián's shot is deflected. We're off again! We rather missed this... Lobotka on for Demme at the break. Todos los derechos reservados. And they'll have a chance to pull one back straight away as Rakitic floors Mertens and the ref points to the spot! A correct decision was finally made when Barcelona were awarded a penalty and then Napoli's own spot kick was a little less certain. Ansu Fati is bound to get a look-in at some point but otherwise the Barça boss will be hoping his starting XI can get the job done with little in terms of European or big game experience in reserve. Here we go with the Champions League anthem, both sides wearing shirts that say "thank you" to front-line health workers combating the Covid-19 pandemic. Barcelona vs. Napoli score: Messi dazzles as Barca advance to Champions League quarterfinals Messi scored one spectacular goal and set up another in a 3-1 win The Argentinean almost finds Suárez with an acrobatic assist inside the area but it's too close to Ospina and the Napoli keeper gratefuly gathers that one up. No, no review on that one. Leo Messi proved to be the "Everest" Gennaro Gattuso alluded to with the Argentinean leading his side to victory with a vintage display in Camp Nou. Arthur skips PCR test and now faces Barcelona sanction. Barça stop Callejón from scoring in extremis! Napoli win a corner as Politano's effort is deflected behind. Barça weathering a storm in their own half here. Decent effort. SEE MORE: Concern for Barcelona ahead of El Clasico as stalwart suffers injury against Napoli Messi was threatening at times, but he wasn’t able to add a decisive touch. Napoli need to make more of any chances they have from dead balls. Semedo goes on a run down the right and attempts to slip the ball to Suárez but he overcooks it and it's straight into the gloves of Ospina. Quique Setién has announced his starting XI for this evening's game. It won't take long for Setién to decide what to pull from his bench but Gattuso has several options for turning this game around. Five minutes added. The Argentine collected a pass from Suarez and somehow found his way through three Napoli players. “Barcelona is Barcelona, but we will go […] A wonder goal from Lionel Messi was the highlight of Barcelona’s 3-1 win over Napoli at the Nou Camp that booked a place in the Champions League quarter-final Barcelona's nerves were tested early as Napoli struck the post before two minutes had even elapsed when Insigne mishit a shot with his shin and onto the woodwork. Gattuso can't believe it! Free kick to Napoli in an interesting area... the big guns are up. The Argentinian was superb as he helped Barcelona reach the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Napoli on Saturday. © DIARIO AS, S.L. This is how Barça's last 10 in LaLiga look. Barça do not look comfortable at all getting the ball out from the back and Napoli appear considerably sharper than Setién's side in the opening minutes, pressing all over the pitch and preventing the home side from getting forward. From the section European Football. As Barcelona prepare to host Napoli in the second leg of the Champions League last 16, we remember the Catalans’ 5–0 win in the 2011 Joan Gamper trophy. The Mexican almost makes an immediate impact as he gets on the end of a long ball in the area but he can't land his shot on target! An even half in terms of possession but Barça have been more accurate in front of goal. In other news, Juventus have named Andrea Pirlo as their new first team manager after sacking Maurizio Sarri this afternoon. A little over five minutes now for Napoli to conjur two goals... A senior Barcelona debut for Monchu, who replaces Griezmann after another low-key performance from the France striker. The match officials decide that was a foul! It remains to be seen if he'll be back out after the break. The early minutes were bright for Napoli, but Barcelona would land a big blow and in the most un-Barcelona of ways. Barcelona vs Napoli | As it happened. Messi! A corner kick was curled in by Rakitic and Lenglet met it perfectly, smacking a header into net for a 1-0 lead. Their last game was a 3-1 victory over high-flying Lazio though. Napoli really need to find a reply quickly or Barça could end this by half time. What an end to the half! Napoli running out of time now. Lionel Messi scored an exquisite solo goal to help Barcelona beat Napoli 3-1 on Saturday and advance to the Champions League quarterfinals in Portugal. Messi can't believe it! y haber iniciado sesión. Huge relief for Can Barça. Barça after a penalty.... And now there's more bother for Gattuso as Fabián goes down in a heap after a challenge with Lenglet. 10: Lenglet; 2-0, min. It looks as though Sergi Roberto will slot into midfield with Rakitic and De Jong in a 4-3-3, with Messi, Suárez and Griezmann leading the line. Here's Barça's bench, with Junior Firpó the only senior outfield player available to Setién this evening. Gattuso is incensed but the ref seems to agree with his lino that the Poland striker was offside. Jose Callejon 's successful Napoli … 1.- Napoli: Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Demme (Lobotka, min. Gooooooooooooool! 91 375 25 00, - Valentín Beato, 44 - 28037 Madrid [España] - Tel. We'll find out soon enough. The visitors are attempting to pick a way through but after their earlier wobble Barça have gained confidence from the cushion and are now set up like a side Gattuso would recognise from the 90s. It's all Napoli at the moment. An action-packed first half at Camp Nou saw Barca take a three-goal lead, before Lorenzo Insigne pulled one back from the spot in … But Messi is limping. Messi had the ball in the net again soon after following a superb team move but the goal was harshly ruled out for handball by the Argentine following a VAR review, although Messi later won a penalty which Luis Suarez converted for Barca's third. 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