Watch Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s incredible finish as Barcelona beat Napoli to reach the next round of the Europa League

PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG continued great form for new team Barcelona with a beautiful finish against Napoli.

Before Arsenal captain line up Barca’s attack for Thursday’s Europa League clash in Italy.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a superb goal in Barcelona's 4-2 win over Napoli

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a superb goal in Barcelona’s 4-2 win over NapoliCredit: AFP
Aubameyang has four goals in five games for his new team

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Aubameyang has four goals in five games for his new teamCredit: Getty

And Xavi’s men secured their spot in the next round with a 4-2 win at Napolibrought them a 5-3 aggregate victory.

Aubameyang could not score in the first leg at the Nou Camp.

But he made sure he scored his first European goal for Barca tonight in style.

When the Catalans took a 3-1 lead in the 59th minute, Wolves’ Adama Traore broke through on the right before shooting diagonally across the Napoli box.

Then, Frenkie de Jong showed his quality with a pretense of genius, completely fooling the Napoli defense.

Aubameyang then dashed into the far corner of the box before finishing perfectly home, celebrating his effort with a signature mid-air somersault.

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It means ace has now four goals in five games since his shock free transfer from Arsenal on final day.

And wet-footed fans reacted with glee, with one tweeting: “Glad to see him back at his best.”

Another said: “Arsenal will regret letting him go.”

One person noted: “Arsenal should sign this guy.”

Another added: “It’s nice to see him enjoying his football again.”

Barcelona took an early lead over Napoli thanks to Jordi Alba, who scored after just eight minutes.

De Jong was then involved in the action five minutes later before Lorenzo Insigne equalized a goal for the hosts with a 23-minute penalty.

Gerard Pique then restored Barcelona’s two-goal lead with a strike in the 45th minute.

And Aubameyang made the game unbelievable in the 59th minute before Matteo Politano scored a consolation in the 87th minute.

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