The second leg of the Europa League play-off round between Napoli and Barca witnessed the all-out offensive football being gradually revived by coach Xavi Hernandez at the Catalan team.
#1 Xavi gradually revives total football
Marching to Diego Armando Maradona's stadium with a kick from a jubilant 4-1 victory over Valencia in La Liga last weekend, Barcelona entered the game very quickly and soon decided the match after only... 13 minutes of the ball rolling when it was involved. followed by two goals to take the lead after a quick transition of attack status.
In addition to the brilliance of all three rookies who kicked the highest in attack, the highlight of Barcelona's jubilant 4-2 victory last night came from the total offensive play that coach Xavi Hernandez's team showed. The 4 goals that the away team scored were spread across the lines, in which the defense contributed to two names.
Notably, Barcelona's 4 goals came from only 6 shots on target, the conversion efficiency is quite impressive, it is in stark contrast to what the team showed under the reign of former coach Ronald Koeman .
#2 Recreate the miracle of 1959
Marching to Italy has never been easy for Barcelona. However, with a jubilant victory 4-2 last night, the Catalan team was able to equalize the feat that their predecessors have done since September 1959, when they scored 4 goals against a team. Italy on their home ground.
The last time Barcelona did this was when they beat host Inter Milan with a score of 4-2 like last night's match in the Fairs Cup in September 1959.
#3 Remembering Maradona and protesting the war
Before the match, players from both teams sent a message against the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine by standing close together with a banner with the words: Stop War.
Also in this match, the organizers as well as the players of both teams also took a minute to pay tribute to the legendary Diego Maradona, who played for both Barcelona and Napoli. In the 10th minute, the match was stopped and the entire stadium named after the Argentinian legend stood up in unison to applaud to pay respects to the "Golden Boy".
#4 Smile and make santo back with Aubameyang
Striker Pierre-Emerich Aubameyang has had a forgettable start to the season at Arsenal, when he has repeatedly lost his position, dropped in form, violated discipline and culminated in being stripped of the captaincy. The last drop of water, the Gabon star decided to leave the Emirates Stadium to save his career and Barcelona was a welcoming team.
Aubameyang's talent is unquestionable and when inspiration returned, the striker quickly shone. After scoring a hat-trick in his first official match for Barcelona last weekend, Aubameyang continued to prove his class with his fourth goal for the Nou Camp team, thereby knocking out his will to fight. Napoli host.
Smiles have returned to Aubameyang, goal celebrations with enchanting santo reenactment of the pitch.
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