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Three talking points from Barcelona 3-1 Napoli

Barcelona stepped it up on Tuesday night to see off Napoli and make it through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Xavi’s side have made poor starts a habit this season but were at if from the off, scoring twice in two minutes to ensure they were 2-0 up after just 17 minutes.

For once there was a feelgood factor to Barca’s play, helping by a terrific atmosphere inside from the ground as supporters really made Montjuic feel like home.

“We played a great match. My team left the pitch totally empty – everything was left out there,” said Xavi afterwards.