Naples managed to save the draw against Barça (1-1) in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League.
Everything remains to be done in the opposition between Naples and Barcelona in the round of 16 of the Champions League. During the first round, the two teams were unable to decide between themselves. They parted with a score of one goal everywhere after Victor Osimhen responded to a goal from Robert Lewandowski.
Osimhen responded to Lewandowski
For his 1er match following his return from CAN, the Nigerian managed to save the day for his team. At the 75eserved at the edge of the area, he managed to resist a defender’s charge and then managed to beat Marc André Ter Stegen with a clear shot.
For the Partenopei, this equalization was almost unexpected. Throughout the match, the reigning Italian champions did not show much to deserve a positive result. The goal scored was even their only clear chance of the match.
Barça deserved better
Conversely, the people of Barcelona were very willing. If there wasn’t a brilliant Alex Meret in the opposing cage, they might not have waited until game time to break the deadlock. The Italian goalkeeper notably intervened against Ilkay Gundogan (22e).
The only one to have beaten him was obviously Robert Lewandowski. The Polish striker signed an achievement in his pure style. At the hour mark, served with his back to goal by Pedri, he managed to turn around and then place a low shot close to the post. A clinical gesture which allows him to increase his number of pawns in C1 to 93. This goal was also Barça’s first in the knockout phase of the C1 in more than three years. However, it was not enough to return with an advantage in Catalonia.
The opposition therefore remains undecided and the decision will be made in three weeks in Montjuich. On the other hand, it will be more complicated for Arsenal. The Gunners were beaten against all odds by FC Porto. The difference was made by Galeno in the last minute of added time.
