Napoli Player Ratings: Mertens matches Hamsik in style

Napoli Player Ratings: Mertens matches Hamsik in style

Dries Mertens joined Marek Hamsik as Napoli’s greatest goalscorer with 121 goals thanks to a fine strike against Barcelona, but unfortunately for Gennaro Gattuso’s men they had to settle for a 1-1 draw in the end[1]. The Azzurri have it all to do heading into the return leg of their Champions League Round of 16 […]

Napoli, Gattuso:”I’m disappointed but for the qualification nothing is lost”

Napoli, Gattuso:”I’m disappointed but for the qualification…

Napoli battle to Barcelona draw

Napoli battle to Barcelona draw

Dries Mertens matched the all-time Napoli goal-scoring record, but Antoine Griezmann tapped in the Barcelona equaliser and Arturo Vidal saw red in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16. Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. Kalidou Koulibaly and Fernando Llorente were out injured for […]

Insigne: ‘Napoli had better chances’

Insigne: ‘Napoli had better chances’

Lorenzo Insigne admits the 1-1 draw “leaves a bitter taste,” because Napoli had more scoring opportunities than Barcelona. Dries Mertens saw his opener cancelled out by Antoine Griezmann at the Stadio San Paolo in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16. “I had asked for Messi’s shirt before the game, it’s an […]

Gattuso: ‘Barcelona couldn’t hurt Napoli’

Gattuso: ‘Barcelona couldn’t hurt Napoli’

Gennaro Gattuso maintains Barcelona “could’ve been there all night and not scored” against Napoli, other than the single defensive error in this 1-1 draw. “They didn’t hurt us, they barely tickled.” Dries Mertens had opened the scoring with a curler from the edge of the box, matching Marek Hamsik’s all-time club scoring record of 121 […]

Griezmann: ‘Different in Barcelona’

Griezmann: ‘Different in Barcelona’

Antoine Griezmann is confident “the second leg will be very different” for Barcelona after a 1-1 Champions League Round of 16 trip to Napoli. He scored the equaliser after a Dries Mertens opener at the Stadio San Paolo, leaving the tie wide open for Camp Nou on March 18. “We came to win, we played […]

Barcelona Player Ratings: Advantage Griezmann

Barcelona Player Ratings: Advantage Griezmann

Dries Mertens made history with 121st goal for Napoli[1], but it wasn’t enough to earn the Partenopei another famous European win as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Barcelona[2] at the Stadio San Paolo in the Champions League[3] last 16 on Tuesday. The Belgian swept in a superb finish after half an hour […]