Barcelona postpone qualifying for a disappointing draw with Napoli
Barcelona snatched a disappointing 1-1 draw against its guest Napoli at the Camp Nou, today, Thursday, in the first leg of the qualifying round for the price of the European League final.
Peter Zielinsky made the lead for Napoli in the 29th minute, and Ferran Torres equalized for Barcelona with a penalty kick in the 59th minute.
Watch the goals of Barcelona and Napoli 1-1
Barcelona will host Napoli, next Thursday, at the Diego Maradona Stadium.
Pedri almost scored for Barcelona early, after Aubameyang succeeded in cutting the ball from the Napoli defense, to pass the ball to Pedri, who hit the crossbar.
And there was a real chance for Nico Gonzalez, who penetrated into the area from the right side and hit a missile ball, but Merritt managed to clear it for a corner kick.
Aubameyang came close to scoring after he got the ball outside the penalty area, and the Gabonese fired a powerful ground shot that passed near the left post.
Osimene missed a solo chance, after a pass from the middle of the field, and Victor ran to shoot a ball towards the net, but Ter Stegen kept it away from his goal.
And from Elmas’s pass to the coming from behind, Zelensky, who hit a ground ball that was saved by Ter Stegen, to bounce back to him again and put it into the net in the 29th minute.
Barcelona got a penalty kick after returning to the var , who found a handball on Juan Jesus, and Ferran Torres hit it successfully, scoring the equalizer in the 59th minute.