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Champions League: Barcelona beat Napoli to reach first Quarter-Final since Lionel Messi left

Barcelona beat Napoli 3-1 on Tuesday night to wrap up a 4-2 win on aggregate and a place in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
byTayo Aderinola
13/03/2024
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Barcelona beat Napoli 3-1 on Tuesday night to wrap up a 4-2 win on aggregate and a place in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

Fermin Lopez and Joao Cancelo fired Barca into a 2-0 lead inside the opening 17 minutes at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.

Amir Rrahmani pulled a goal back on the half-hour mark but Robert Lewandowski made sure of the win by finishing off a beautiful team move in the 83rd minute.

This was Barca’s first victory in the knockout phase of the Champions League since 2020.

That was also a 4-2 aggregate win over Napoli and Lionel Messi was among the scorers in the second leg.

After beaten Napoli in 2020, Barca lost 8-2 to Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals.

Barca then lost 5-2 on aggregate to Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 in the following season.

Lionel Messi scored in both legs against PSG – before leaving Barca to sign for the French club just months later.

Barca failed to progress beyond the UCL group stage in their first two seasons after Messi’s departure.

However, the five-time European champions topped Group H this season ahead of Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Antwerp.

The draw for the quarter-finals will take place on Frida

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