DBasia.news – The first leg match of the last 16 of the Champions League was held again on Wednesday (26/2) early morning Western Indonesian Time. The two matches that had the chance to compete at that time were Napoli against Barcelona and Chelsea versus Bayern Munich. The match between Bayern and the Blues is a concern because Frank Lampard’s team must submit.
Barcelona won important capital after playing 1-1 against Napoli, at San Paolo. El Barca had left first in the first round.
Napoli, who relied on counterattack 1-0 ahead when the game entered the 30th minute. Dries Mertens’ accurate shot from long range rattled the Los Cules goal net.
Behind 1-0, Barca continued to increase attacks. The result, Antoine Griezmann listed his name on the scoreboard in the 57th minute.
The Frenchman completed Nelson Semedo’s mature pass in front of Napoli’s goal. 1-1 score lasted until the end.
The plan, the second leg match will be held on March 19, at Camp Nou. In that battle, Barca could not play Arturo Vidal who got a red card during the first leg.
In other matches, Chelsea did not move after bent by Bayern Munich’s three goals without reply, at Stamford Bridge. The Blues’ misery grew after Marcos Alonso was sent off in the 83rd minute.
Serge Gnabry became a nightmare for Chelsea. The player packed two goals each created in the 51st minute and 54th minute. On those two goals, Robert Lewandowski took part by being the giver of assists.
Meanwhile, Bayern’s closing goal was created by Lewandowski in the 76th minute. The ex-Borussia Dortmund was just struck the ball after receiving Alphonso Davies’ pass from the left side.
These results make Bayern have one foot into the quarter-finals. The plan, the second leg will be held on March 19 at the Allianz Arena.