Barcelona vs Napoli 3-1 Goals 2020 Second Leg Messi Suarez Penalty Insigne & xG Stats

Barcelona vs Napoli 2020 (Barca-Napoli 2020)

Final score and result: Barca vs Napoli 3-1 (Lenglet, Messi, Suarez pen/Insigne pen)

Camp Nou, Barcelona- 8 August, 2020

A brilliant individual goal from Lionel Messi helps Barca into the last eight of the CL as they beat Napoli


Goals for Barcelona: Lenglet 1-0 (10), Messi 2-0 (23), Suarez penalty 3-0 (45)
Goals for Napoli: Insigne penalty 3-1 (61)

Different models show different data sets for expected goals, but the two here paint a pretty good overall picture- Napoli dominated in terms of chances, but Barca, primarily thanks to some Leo Messi magic, came away with the win.

Model 1 xG Barca 0-4-1.0 Napoli (excluding the two penalties)

xG Barcelona 1.10-2.18 Napoli (including penalties for both sides)

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