“Partenopeans” managed to escape defeat in the home match with the Catalans.
The Italian Napoli and the Spanish Barcelona tied in the first match 1/8 finals of the Champions League. The match at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples ended with the score 1:1.
The first half of the match passed without goals. At the beginning of the second half, the Catalans took the lead – in the 60th minute, Robert Lewandowski scored after Pedri's pass.
However, the Neapolitans were able to avoid defeat. In the 75th minute, Victor Osimhen, assisted by Frank Anguissa, snatched a draw for the Partenopeans.
Review of the match “Napoli” – “Barcelona”
Return match between Barcelona and Napoli ” will take place on March 12 in Spain.
Recall that earlier Barcelona head coach Xavi announced that he would leave the team after the end of the current season. In turn, Napoli, before the matches with the Catalan club, fired Walter Mazzarri and appointed Francesco Calzona as a new coach.