Irresistible Barca hammer Napoli, Rangers oust Dortmund

Napoli, February 25 (BNA): Barcelona managed to beat Napoli 4-2 away today, Thursday, and enter the round of 16 of the European League 5-3 on aggregate.

Jordi Alba gave Barcelona the lead in the eighth minute of the second leg of the knockout stage with a rare shot on his weaker right foot, and Frenkie de Jong put the Catalans in front with an arc shot after Ferran Torres hit it with the heel of the foot. .

Lorenzo Insigne’s penalty gave Napoli hope, but Gerard Pique restored Barcelona’s lead with two goals just before the end of the first half.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added the fourth goal in the second half, scoring for the fourth time in two matches, after he scored a hat-trick in Valencia in La Liga on Sunday. Matteo Politano reduced the difference to two goals in the 87th minute.

Pique was pleased with his side’s performance after what was perhaps their best showing since Xavi Hernandez took over as coach in November.

“For a while the team wasn’t competing at the level that a team like Barcelona should, but we’re back to our roots, the way we should always play, the way we might have stopped playing,” he told reporters.

“This performance is a message for us and everyone. Little by little, we’re coming back.”

Rangers joined Barcelona in the Round of 16 in a spirited 2-2 home draw against Borussia Dortmund in front of a raucous Ibrox crowd to advance 6-2 on aggregate.

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