Barcelona and Naples drew 1-1 in the first leg of the Europa League playoff played at the ‘Nou Camp’ stadium in the Catalan city. To the advantage of the guests with Zielinski in the 29th minute Ferran Torres repeats in the 14th minute of the recovery from a penalty kick. The qualification for the round of 16 will be decided in a week in the return match scheduled at the ‘Maradona’ stadium. THE MATCH – At the ‘Nou Camp’ the first leg of the Europa League playoff between Barcelona and Naples ends with a goal for each part: to the advantage of the guests with Zielinski at 29 ‘of the first half replies for the Catalans a penalty kick converted by Ferran Torres in the 14th minute of the second half. The qualification for the round of 16 that the two teams will play in a week at the ‘Maradona’ stadium remains open. Barça started strong, putting pressure on the guests especially on the first possession of the ball. Napoli suffers from this aspect: on 5 ‘he does everything to score himself, Di Lorenzo loses a poisonous ball, Pedri shoots high. Meret neutralizes Nico in the quarter of an hour, but with the passing of the minutes Spalletti’s boys grow: Zielinski is the most on the ball of a team that has gasoline, between the lines he makes movements that his opponents are unable to read. At 22 ‘he launches Osimhen: Ter Stegen para. At 28 ‘another thrill from Campania: Aubameyang banks on Rrahmani and frees Ferran, who, however, still pulls high. Not even a minute, and Napoli passes: Zielinski and Elmas combine on the right, the last word belongs to the Pole. The first shot is countered by a great intervention by ter Stegen, on the second the German goalkeeper can do nothing: 1-0 Napoli. The Catalans immediately try to raise their heads but slam on the solid Neapolitan defense. The Blaugrana restart with a thousand at the resumption of the game, relying above all on that champion that is Pedri. The push of the blaugrana leads to the episode that changes the game: at 14 ‘Mingueza reaches the cross, Juan Jesus’ fingers touch the ball. For the Var and the referee Kovacs it is enough to award the penalty kick, even if some doubts remain. From the spot, however, Ferran Torres displaces Meret: 1-1. Xavi senses that the moment is right and revolutionizes the team: in Gavi, Busquets and the much-whistled Dembélé. Spalletti responds by replacing Insigne with Ounas, the game at this point is played by the hosts while Napoli struggles to free Osimhen’s race. The result, despite the further changes, remains the same: the final thrill, the overhead kick from De Jong, on an assist from Dest, which ends by a whisker. Curtain.