Barcelona defeat Napoli, reach Europa League last 16

ByAgency Report with Okay.ngFebruary 24, 20221 Mins read74

Barcelona’s Gabonese midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-off second leg football match between SSC Napoli and FC Barcelona at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples on February 24, 2022. ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP

Barcelona reached the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday after beating Napoli 4-2 to go through 5-3 on aggregate.

First half goals from Jordi Alba, Frenkie de Jong and Gerard Pique in Italy ended Napoli’s resistance before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rounded off the scoring to put them into Friday’s draw for the next round.