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Koulibaly still as imperial
The African champion held his rank by being implacable in defense against Barça (1-1).
His intervention full of authority on Adama Traoré from the start set the tone (2nd).
Always well placed, the Senegalese will have reigned in his area (11 clearances).
His constant physical challenge allowed him to lay down the law both on the ground and in the air (8 duels out of 10 won).
Armband around his arm once Insigne came out, he successfully commanded his team after helping to put out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, forced to make a mistake to move his vis-à-vis (54th).
If Napoli remains alive in the Europa League, it owes it in large part to Koulibaly.
Dembele ignores the whistles
Entering the game for the last half hour of play, the Barça winger received a most hostile welcome from a well-stocked Camp Nou despite the schedule and the competition (73,000 spectators announced).
In his characteristic style, the French international will have worked on his right side, taking up the torch from an Adama Traoré already in sight if not decisive.
Countered from the left (76th), the incoming Catalan will have created shifts but also big situations, like that harvested by Ferran Torres (87th).
Deviated in extremis by the Neapolitan goalkeeper, his center in the following action would have deserved a better fate (8th).
Taken in dislike by the Catalan public for the imbroglio about his real-false start this winter, Dembélé will have responded on the ground, until silencing the whistles.
Aubameyang, shadow worker
Expected on the statistics sheet, the Gabonese will have shone by his involvement in the service of the collective this Thursday.
For his first tenure, the former Gunner will not have counted his efforts, full of desire to enter to steal a ball which could have led to the opener (4th).
Sometimes found between the lines, he managed to put himself in a good position twice (17th, 62nd) but his curling shot was barely stolen each time.
If he participated in the game with unequal success (70% of successful passes), “Auba” never hid.
Except to fade in front of Ferran Torres on the penalty (59th), a sign of a smooth integration.
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Ferran, scorer but in tears
With hindsight, his shirt, blank of logo and equipment manufacturer, presaged an extraordinary evening.
For the positive, the Catalan striker had the merit of not hiding and especially of equalizing against Napoli (59th).
A penalty executed with an appropriate dose of cold blood to save a hitherto insufficient copy.
But before and after his goal, the former City player showed a cruel lack of lucidity in the last gesture (7 shots off target).
In the first period, he missed a huge opportunity before the Neapolitan goal (28th) before missing himself several times, sometimes for lack of promptness (32nd, 42nd) or precision (44th, 45th + 1).
Despite an obvious desire to do well, the expensive rookie from Barça (55 million euros) failed until the end, since
7 shots off target for Ferran Torres, who wore a jersey without logo or equipment manufacturer this Thursday.
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Insignia, ghost captain
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The Neapolitan captain, who will join Toronto and the North American championship next season, went completely through the meeting.
38 balls played, a very low total for a player of his ilk, intended to create gaps and situations for his team.
Isolated on his left side, he will have sent a brief shiver over a vicious cross on his return from the locker room (47th) before disappearing until his exit (72nd).