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Victor Osimhen was not at his best as Napoli were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League following a 3-1 defeat to Barcelona.
The Blaugurana won the Round of 16 contest 4-2 on aggregate.
Osimhen was in action for 90 minutes in the thrilling encounter.
Fermin Martin gave Barcelona the lead from a counter attack in the 15th minute.
The hosts doubled their advantage two minutes later through Joao Cancelo.
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Napoli fought back with Amir Rrahmani reducing the deficit on the half hour mark following a Matteo Politano’s assist.
Robert Lewandowski sealed Barcelona’s place in the quarter-finals by netting the goal third seven minutes from time.
At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal booked their place in last eight following a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over FC Porto.
Leandro Trossard gave Arsenal the lead four minutes before the break.
Both teams could not be separated after 120 minutes with the encounter levelled 1-1 on aggregate.
Arsenal scored all their four penalties, while Porto converted only two.
