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Mertens equals Hamsik as Napoli's joint-top scorer with Barcelona strike

Dries Mertens became the joint-top goalscorer in Napoli's history when he found the net against Barcelona on Tuesday.

The attacker netted the first goal of the Champions League last-16 first leg against the Catalan side when he took on a Piotr Zielinski cut-back on the edge of the box and sent it curling past goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and into the top corner.

It was the 32-year-old's 121st goal for the Serie A side and puts him top of their all-time scoring charts alongside former captain Marek Hamsik.

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121 - Dries Mertens' opener against Barcelona was his 121st goal for Napoli in all competitions, moving him level with Marek Hamsik as the joint-top scorer in the club's history.