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Juventus’ French midfielder Adrien Rabiot (L) is challenged by Spezia’s Italian forward Daniele Verde during the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Spezia at the Juventus stadium in Turin, on March 6, 2022. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)
MILAN (Reuters) - AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli said veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic could make his long-awaited return from injury in his side's top-of-the-table clash with Napoli.
MILAN : AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli said veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic could make his long-awaited return from injury in his side's top-of-the-table clash with Napoli.
Barcelona cruised into the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday after comfortably seeing off Napoli 4-2 to go through 5-3 on aggregate in a serious show of force. The Catalan giants were on top almost from the off in Naples thanks to Jordi Alba expertly finishing a lightning counter-attack from a Napoli corner, and Frenkie de Jong's superb long range effort effectively ended the tie with three quarters of the match to play.
Xavi Hernández salió del estadio Diego Armando Maradona no sólo con los octavos de final bajo el brazo sino también con la etiqueta de máximo favorito para ganar la Europa League.
Barcelona beat Napoli 4-2 in their Europa League play-off second leg thanks to goals from Jordi Alba, Frenkie de Jong, Gerard Pique and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, securing their place in the round of 16 with a 5-3 aggregate win. With Napoli coming into the game on the back of three 1-1 draws – including their determined rearguard action at Camp Nou in the first leg last week – and with the meanest defence in Serie A, it looked likely to be a tight, cagey affair at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Barring the first five minutes in which the two teams sized each other up, the reality was drastically different.
