The Partenopeans were looking to shock the Catalan giants, but they were outclassed
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen failed to score as Napoli fell to a 3-1 defeat at Barcelona in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 fixture.
After playing out a 1-1 draw with Barcelona in Naples two weeks ago, Napoli traveled to Spain to play the second leg in a winner-takes-all encounter.
The Catalonians dominated the first leg, but they had to settle for a draw. And in the second leg, they were slight favourites.
Coach Francesco Calzona included Osimhen in his starting lineup to lead his attack.
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