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Barcelona 3-1 Napoli: Tactical Analysis (Champions League)

Quique Setién still has his job, but Barcelona didn’t look entirely convincing in their 3-1 win over Napoli.

Lionel Messi is most of the reason the scoreline was comfortable, as he scored a wonder goal and won a penalty single-handedly. Clément Lenglet also deserves praise for his goal off a corner and his defensive work. Gerard Piqué also did well in clearing a few dangerous balls, and the fullbacks performed to standard, too. Frenkie de Jong was the best midfielder for the Catalans.

Setién surprised no one by picking Antoine Griezmann and Sergi Roberto in midfield, rather than Ansu Fati and Riqui Puig.