Barcelona and Napoli, who are both competing in the UEFA Champions League, took to the field yesterday night for the second leg of their Round of 16 matchup. Both teams are aiming to advance to the final eight of the competition. Considering that the first leg ended in a 1-1 draw, there was a lot riding on the outcome of the following match.

Both teams stepped on the gas and increased the ante during the match that took place at Estadi Olimpic de Lluis Companys, which added to the nail-biting action that was taking place. It was hilarious because neither team appeared to be in disarray despite the fact that they had comparatively bad performance in the domestic arena this season.

During the first two minutes of the half, Barcelona scored twice in a span of two minutes thanks to Fermin Lopez and Joao Cancelo. As a result of Amir Rrahmani’s exquisite finish from a distance, Napoli was able to cut their deficit to one, and the outcome of the second half was completely unpredictable.

At the end of the day, however, Napoli was unable to get through the Catalan defense once more, and Barcelona seized a decisive 4-2 lead on aggregate thanks to Robert Lewandowski’s goal. At this point, they are in the quarterfinals of the most prestigious championship in Europe, and they are in good company.

All of the player ratings from the second leg of the match versus Napoli are presented to you by Barca Universal.

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen: 7.5

A streak of three consecutive clean sheets was broken by the German goalkeeper on Tuesday night, as he was coming off of a clean sheet streak. Nevertheless, this does not in any way imply that his performance was of a much lower quality.

Because of the impeccable placement of Napoli’s first goal, Ter Stegen was unable to do much to prevent it from being scored. Aside from the goal, he made three saves from inside the box in just the first half, including a crucial tip over the crossbar, which prevented the Italians from achieving a straightforward equalizer.

Jules Kounde: 7

The right-back for Barcelona had a difficult night because he was going up against Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who was playing well at the moment. The player did not move forward too much, remained in the defensive position, and displayed a satisfactory level of distribution.

Ronald Araujo: 7

After making his return to the starting lineup, Araujo played a relatively decent center defense against Napoli, although he did make a few mistakes that were not entirely consistent. He is still at a significant distance from his greatest version.

Pau Cubarsi: 7.5

The teenager was given the opportunity to play in Barcelona’s most crucial encounter of the season, and he did not fail to impress with some clutch interceptions and an excellent reading of the play. On the other hand, he came dangerously close to being penalized for his failure to adequately mark Di Liorenzo’s header, which had the potential to tie the score.

In spite of this, the adolescent prodigy delivered an astounding performance for the most part, which served as a declaration of his quality.

Joao Cancelo: 8.5

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The Portuguese full-back constantly pushed forward in attack, providing Barcelona with width down the left flank. Scored the team’s second goal thanks to his great positioning and reflexes but was outdone relatively easily as Napoli constructed their opener down his flank.

Andreas Christensen: 6.5

The Danish international is slowly growing into the defensive midfielder position, although he still understandably has blues at the new role. Christensen was not as involved in the first half as he would have liked with just 12 passes to his name, yet did record seven defensive actions.

Taken off 15 minutes and three additional passes later in the second half.

Ilkay Gundogan: 8

A standard, high-quality, run-of-the-mill performance from the German midfielder. Playing slightly deeper in the park, he did not have as much influence in the final third as he would have liked, yet literally ran the midfield show from start to finish.

Stepped higher up after the introduction of Roberto and Romeu and had an instrumental role in the team’s third goal.

Fermin Lopez: 8.5

The La Masia protege was handed the start at Montjuic to replace the injured midfield stars, and what a show he put up against the Italians. Lopez generated threat throughout the first period to good effect, moving quietly between the lines and putting a confident face in front of the goal.

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In the first half alone, Lopez provided two key passes and had close to three big chances to score. Eventually, it was he who netted the team’s opening goal on the night with a neat and well-placed finish.

Lamine Yamal: 9

While the world fights about whether Yamal is 16 or 20 years old, the youngster casually dropped another masterclass in the UEFA Champions League. Pacey, direct and full of guile, he was a nuisance to Mario Ruiz down the left flank and created the second chance with a raging counter and a perfect ball to Raphinha.

Completed two key passes, and three dribbles and recorded three shots in a knockout UCL game.

Robert Lewandowski: 7.5

The Polish international had one of his off nights at Montjuic, barely involved in the buildup or creating threat in the box. Did not complete a single shot on target even past the hour mark and could not capitalise on the few good balls he received from the back.

Came up clutch in the 82nd minute to score the team’s third of the night and put the game beyond Napoli.

Raphinha: 8.5

The Brazilian should have scored Barcelona’s second goal of the game but was denied by the woodwork. Yet, credit where it is due, he was a positive influence with his buildup play when on the attack.

Was far better in the second half, regularly posing a threat in front of the goal and with his crosses.

Sergi Roberto: 8

A healthy cameo from the club captain, freeing Gundogan from the shackles of playing deep. Recorded two key passes and created one big chance less than 15 minutes into his cameo.

Was sensational in the buildup for Lewandowski’s goal, selflessly passing the ball after creating the chance with his run.

Oriol Romeu: 7

Took over from Christensen in defensive midfield and provided some fluidity to the midfield structure.

Joao Felix: NA

Came on too late to make a tangible impact.