Robert Lewandowski, chosen MVP of the match, seemed to bring joy to Barça against Napoli, the Pole scoring the first goal at Diego Armando Maradona, but the Blaugrana were once again weak in defense, too conservative with the score in their favour, and conceded a draw in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
“After the goal we were too defensive. But there is power,” explained the Barcelona center forward after the game, who is going through a good moment with five goals in the last four games. However, the one from Warsaw is not satisfied: “I feel very good. But we have to score more goals.”
For his part, Ronald Araújo saw from close range how Osimhen won the duel against his teammate Iñigo Martínez in the Neapolitan goal. “Napoli’s goal was bad. But we have to continue. We needed to stop them better and not lose them. And have possession at times. We will give everything at home with our people, we want to get through the tie,” said the Uruguayan.
The centre-back, “a little sad about the result”, gives as an example the Blaugrana’s staging in the Italian stadium to finish deciding the tie in Montjuïc: “We could have won. We played very well the first 30 minutes. Then, In the next 15 minutes, they were a little more intense but they had no chances.”
“We needed to be more effective. It’s not a bad result but because of the control we had and the chances we had, we left disappointed,” continued Jules Koundé, who regretted the missed chances in the opening half hour, the best moment. of Xavi’s. But in the second half, especially after the hour mark, when the home team’s goal arrived, Barça gave the lead to Calzona’s team, who took office for the first time with a draw that leaves everything open for the return leg. in Barcelona.
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