Champions League: Barcelona reach quarter-finals after 3-1 win over Napoli
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| Argentine forward Lionel Messi celebrates after doubling for Barcelona. Photo: Joan Monfort/AP via TheGuardian |
Barcelona set up a Champions League quarter-final meeting with Bayern Munich after overcoming Napoli at the Nou Camp.
With the sides tied 1-1 after the first leg in February, Dries Mertens set the tone for an
eventful first half as he struck the post after 90 seconds - but it was Barcelona who made the breakthrough when Clement Lenglet headed in Ivan Rakitic's corner after 10 minutes.
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 8, 2020Lionel Messi doubled his side's advantage in style as he wriggled his way past three defenders, before bending a shot between another two Napoli players and into the far side of David Ospina's goal.
The Barcelona captain thought he had further added to his tally of 115 Champions League goals in 142 games just seven minutes later, but a lengthy video assistant referee review deemed he had handled the ball in controlling Frenkie de Jong's pass.
Another VAR review then awarded Barcelona a penalty in first-half injury time after Kalidou Koulibaly felled Messi - and Luis Suarez stepped up to net his 25th Champions League goal.See you in Lisbon, @FCBayern! pic.twitter.com/DbnhW7xQvy— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 8, 2020
AGAIN! We're into to the last-eight of the @ChampionsLeague for a record-extending 13th straight season! 💪🔵🔴 pic.twitter.com/iyu53Wfv2k— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 8, 2020
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