Barcelona Make Champions League History In 3-1 Win Over Napoli

Barcelona became the first team in Champions League history to start two players aged 17 or under in a Champions League knockout stage game

Mar 13, 2024 - 08:43 Updated: Mar 13, 2024 - 12:55

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Barcelona on Tuesday night, March 12, 2024, made history in the UEFA Champions League as they defeated Napoli 3-1 in the round of 16 second leg tie in Spain.

According to OptaJose, Barcelona became the first team in Champions League history to start two players aged 17 or under in a Champions League knockout stage game.

The players are Lamine Yamal (16 years and 243 days) and Pau Cubarsí (17 years and 50 days).

"Very happy, Barcelona are in the top eight in Europe. It was a well-deserved qualification, a game dominated in attack and defence but also an excellent game by Napoli," Barca coach Xavi Hernandez told Mediaset.

"Happy with the qualification and we'll see how the draw goes. Proud to be back in the quarter-finals after years."

In a highly entertaining affair at Montjuic Stadium, Barca pressed high early on, giving Napoli little time to settle, and the few attacks the visitors managed to create ended with striker Victor Osimhen offside.

Meanwhile, goals from Fermin Lopez, Joao Cancelo and Robert Lewandowski gave the La Liga giant the win over Napoli.

Amir Rrahmani did score for the Serie A side against Xavi’s men.