In the early morning of February 25, the second leg of the Europa League knockout play-off began, Barca beat Napoli 4-2 away to advance to the round of 16, and the starting right winger Adama Traore staged a good performance in the game, and performed very well.
In the first leg, Barca were forced to draw 1-1 at home, of course, the main reason for not winning was the strange efficiency of striker Ferrantores with 9 shots and 1 positive. However, in this campaign, Xavi still gave the post-00s full trust to continue to let him start the game, in addition, Traore, Pedri and Pique also rotated the starters. Just eight minutes into the opening, Traore sprinted away after receiving the ball in midfield, and still sent a pass against the Napoli 3-man bag, and Alba easily broke the record from 12 yards. Five minutes later, Frankie De Jong's curling ball from outside the penalty area hung straight into the corner and Barca extended their lead.
Napoli pulled a goal back in the 23rd minute after conceding a goal, but in the last minute of the first half, Pique's goal helped Barca take a 3-1 lead. In the 59th minute, he took the ball on the right and got rid of it laterally and sent a pass, Aubameyang successfully hit the goal sideways inside the penalty area, the score became 4-1, and Barca was far ahead. Although Napoli later saved some face with Politano's goal, Barca finally played a triumphant song 4-2 and showed great strength.
In this campaign, Traore played 74 minutes, 6 breakthroughs, 3 successes, 2 assists, the above statistics are the highest in the game, in addition, he also has 1 shot, 2 key passes and 1 foul on the opponent. After the game, he scored the highest score of 7.9 points in the game, which is well deserved. It is worth mentioning that in the five games he has joined Barca, the Spanish wing has already scored 4 assists, and in the 64 games in the previous 2 seasons with Wolves, he has only 2 assists.
In the fans' impression, Traore is known for his explosive physical qualities, in addition, he also has amazing speed and good foot skills, but although the breakthrough of the wing is like no man's land, Traore's passing and shooting are a bit unbearable. Over the past two seasons, he has been the undisputed king of the Elite, with a number of successful breakthroughs far ahead. However, in 57 Premier League games, he has only scored 2 goals and 2 assists, and even if he counts 64 games in all competitions, he has only 3 goals and 2 assists. Last season, 23 games were unattainable. So netizens also gave him a ridiculous nickname, "Passing death".
This winter window, Traore refused invitations from Tottenham hotspur and other teams, choosing a sharp salary cut to join his old club Barca, and now under the tutelage of Xavi, the 26-year-old winger has the potential to be reborn. Not only has he continued to gallop on the flanks, but he has also made great progress in passing, in 5 games, his assists have been twice as many as in the past 2 seasons, with a tiger in his heart, sniffing the roses, Traore's future at Barca is worth looking forward to.