Former Arsenal star player Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was on target again for Barcelona as they knocked Napoli out of the Europa League with a 5-3 goal aggregate. The Spanish side put in an impressive performance to beat Napoli and reach the Europa League last 16.
Aubameyang Shines as Barca Knocks Napoli out of Europa
They led by two goals when Jordi Alba finished off a counter-attack from Adama Traore’s ball and Frenkie de Jong curled in a stunning shot. Napoli skipper Lorenzo Insigne gave Napoli hope with a penalty to make it 3-2 on aggregate before the half-time whistle.
Gerard Pique then scored the third before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired into the top corner from Traore’s pass, with Matteo Politano netting a late consolation. Barcelona will discover their last-16 opponents one of the Europa League group winners in Friday’s draw.
Both sets of players stood with a banner saying ‘Stop War’ before kick-off in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. With the perforce of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, it seems the Gabon international, who joined on a free transfer from Arsenal is having a good time with in the club.
