Barcelona vs Napoli: Xavi provides crucial Aubameyang update ahead of Europa League tie
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Barcelona on Sunday night, 27 February, continued with their impressive performance this season by beating visiting Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in Spanish La Liga encounter.
Xavi and his wards went into this Spanish La Liga battle against Athletic Bilbao with boosted morale having defeated Napoli in the Europa League round of 32 clash.
Barcelona players were impressive in the game against Napoli beating the Italian side in front of their fans in which Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen was unable to score.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the first goal for Barcelona in the 37th minute and Barcelona had to wait until the 73rd minute before netting the second goal through Dembele.
Barcelona vs Napoli: Xavi provides crucial Aubameyang update ahead of Europa League tie
FootballLuuk de Jong scored the third goal for Barcelona in the 90th minute before Memphis Depay netted the 4th and last goal for the Catalans.
With the perfect win against Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona are now occupying fourth position on the Spanish La Liga table with 45 points after 25 games played so far.
Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Barcelona and Napoli players have sent a touching message to leaders of Russia and Ukraine to end the dispute that has already claimed lives of innocent citizens.
Reports in the early hours of Thursday indicated a Russian invasion of the Ukraine, leaving many worried about the situation in the eastern European country.
Before the Europa league game between Barcelona and Napoli, the two clubs walked onto the Stadio San Paolo pitch with a banner that read 'stop war'.
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FootballIt is understood that the people of Ukraine have started leaving their homes for fear of their lives.
Meanwhile, the message from Barcelona and Napoli as well as some high sporting personalities will lead to the seize of fire from Russia.