Here is a look at how the big European newspapers rated Napoli and Barca’s players following their 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie at Stadio San Paolo. Dries Mertens put Napoli ahead in the 30th minute, with Antoine Griezmann equalising for Barca in the 57th minute.
Napoli starting lineup vs Barca 2020 CL: Ospina, Manolas, Maksimovic, Mario Rui, di Lorenzo, Demme, Zielinski, Ruiz, Mertens, Callejon, Insigne
Barcelona starting XI v Napoli 2020 UCL: Ter Stegen, Umtiti, Pique, Semedo, Firpo, Rakitic, Vidal, Busquets, de Jong, Messi, Griezmann
L’Equipe player ratings Napoli vs Barca 25 February, 2020
Arturo Vidal, who got sent off late in the game, and Ivan Rakitic both got player ratings of 3/10 from L’Equipe, as did defender Junior Firpo. Barca got a team rating of 4.8/10, while Napoli were given a 5.3/10.
Napoli goal scorer Mertens was their highest rated player with a 7/10, while on the Barca side, it was goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.
AS paper ratings Napoli 1-1 Barcelona
Like L’Equipe, AS were disappointed with Junior Firmo, deeming his performance as unrateable. A single star for both Lionel Messi and Frenkie de Jong, as can be seen below.
Sport player ratings SSC Napoli v Barca
Ratings from another Spanish publication- this one from Sport, based in the city of Barcelona.
Gazzetta dello Sport player ratings Napoli-Barca
Italian publication Gazzetta gave Gattuso a manager rating of 7/10, as opposed to Setien’s 5.5/10. Like L’Equipe, they were quite happy with German referee Felix Brych’s performance.
