In the early hours of this morning, the Champions League 1 8 finals were contested for the last two matches of the first leg!
At the Maradona Stadium, Napoli welcomes Barcelona at home!
At 16 years and 223 days, Yamal became the youngest player to appear in the knockout round of the Champions League, and became a threat to Barcelona in the first half, Lewandowski, Gundogan and Cancelo also frequently threatened the home team, while Napoli did not shoot!
In the 60th minute, Pedri sent a through stopper, and Lewandowski scored a low shot to help Barcelona lead 1-0!
In the 75th minute, Anguiza's direct pass caused Martinez's defense to fall, and Osimhen seized the opportunity to push and score to equalize 1-1!
In the 89th minute, Simeone Jr. scrambled over the crossbar from the edge of the penalty area.
And in the 94th minute, Gundogan's peripheral push shot was slightly off and missed the opportunity to continue to lead!
In the end, the game ended at full-time, and the two sides fought 1-1, leaving the suspense for the next round!
Arsenal away against Porto!
In this game, the veteran Pepe started for Porto, thus becoming the oldest non-goalkeeper player in the history of the Champions League to start the knockout round at the age of 40 years and 360 days!
In the 23rd minute, the home team Gareno hit the post, and the follow-up shot was also slightly wide!
In the 34th minute, Saka's low cross was blocked by a defender and hit the crossbar and popped up!
In the 63rd minute of the second half, Martinelli broke away from Pepe's defense and burst into the penalty area, and then was destroyed by the defender and missed a good opportunity!
In the 94th minute, it was Gareno who scored a long-range shot to beat Arsenal, but the Gunners did not shoot on target in shame throughout the game, and conceded the goal at the last moment, so they could only cry and put their hopes for the next game!