Napoli fight back for 1-1 with Barcelona, Porto takes dramatic win

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Napoli's Victor Osimhen celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between SSC Napoli and FC Barcellona at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa
Napoli's Victor Osimhen celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between SSC Napoli and FC Barcellona at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa
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New coach Francesco Calzona made his debut for Napoli with a 1-1 draw against Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash on Wednesday, while Porto claimed a 1-0 stoppage-time win over Arsenal

Barcelona forced Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret into several saves in the first half, but only found their breakthrough in the 60th minute, when Robert Lewandowski squeezed a low effort inside the net.

Napoli, however, kept the match-up wide open as Victor Osimhen put the Italians back in contention for a quarter-finals spot with a 75th-minute equalizer.

Ilkay Gündogan could have scored a last-minute winner for Barcelona, but his effort went centimetres wide.

In the other game, Porto and Arsenal were set to end the game with a goalless draw, but Galeno, who hit the post in the first half, scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to give the hosts a dramatic win.

The second leg games are on March 12. On Tuesday, Inter Milan defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0, while Borussia Dortmund were held to a 1-1 draw at PSV.

FC Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between SSC Napoli and FC Barcellona at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa
FC Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between SSC Napoli and FC Barcellona at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa
Porto's Galeno celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between FC Porto and Arsenal at Estadio do Dragao. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpa
Porto's Galeno celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between FC Porto and Arsenal at Estadio do Dragao. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpa
Porto's Galeno (L) scores his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between FC Porto and Arsenal at Estadio do Dragao. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpa
Porto's Galeno (L) scores his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between FC Porto and Arsenal at Estadio do Dragao. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpa