Monthly Archives: August 2020
Barcelona Player Ratings: Magical Messi dominates proceedings
Barcelona Player Ratings: Magical Messi dominates proceedings
Lionel Messi was on another level Saturday, scoring a sensational strike that will be seen for years to come as Barcelona dumped Napoli out of the Champions League. The Blaugrana cruised to a 3-1 victory[1], sending them through 4-2 on aggregate with the Argentine once again leading the way. Messi was the best player on […]
Barcelona 3-1 Napoli: Partenopei out of Champions League
Barcelona 3-1 Napoli: Partenopei out of Champions League
Napoli were undone by defensive errors, Lionel Messi magic and their own poor finishing, as they had more possession at Camp Nou, but lost 3-1 to Barcelona. Dries Mertens and Hirving Lozano hit the woodwork, while Lorenzo Insigne’s penalty was not enough, going out of the Champions League 4-2 on aggregate. Follow all the action […]
Insigne: ‘Barcelona finished chances, Napoli didn’t’
Insigne: ‘Barcelona finished chances, Napoli didn’t’
Lorenzo Insigne believes Barcelona ‘didn’t do any better than us other than finishing their chances when we didn’t after Napoli lost 3-1 to exit the Champions League Round of 16. The captain recovered from injury to start and converted a penalty, but it wasn’t enough after a 3-1 defeat at Camp Nou, eliminated 4-2 on […]
Magic Messi too good for Napoli
Magic Messi too good for Napoli
Lionel Messi[1] and Barcelona[2] had too much for Napoli[3] to handle as the Catalans won 3-1 on Saturday to book their place in the Champions League[4] quarter-finals. The Partenopei became the 35th club against whom Messi has scored in Europe’s elite club competition, while they’re also the 13th he’s netted against in the last 16. […]
HT: Napoli get one back in Barcelona
HT: Napoli get one back in Barcelona
A Lorenzo Insigne penalty in stoppages has given Napoli some hope, but they trail 3-1 to Barcelona with an inspirational Lionel Messi and controversial Clement Lenglet opener. Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. The first leg ended 1-1 back in February, meaning the Partenopei had to score […]