Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 - Second Leg - FC Barcelona v Napoli - Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Spain - March 12, 2024 FC Barcelona coach Xavi and assistant coach Oscar Hernandez before the match REUTERS/Albert Gea
(Reuters) - Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez had the last laugh on Tuesday after his side defied the critics by reaching the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in four years.
Barca's 3-1 home win over Napoli saw them advance 4-2 on aggregate in the last-16 tie. The five-times Champions League winners had failed to progress from the group stage in the last two seasons and were defeated in the round of 16 in 2020-21.
