Barcelona held to a 1-1 draw by Napoli in Europa League

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Barcelona held to a 1-1 draw by Napoli in Europa League

By Raynav Chand

Friday 18/02/2022

Napoli's Eljif Elmas and Barcelona's Jordi Alba compete. Photo: Getty Images

Ferran Torres scored a penalty as Barcelona rescued a 1-1 draw in their Europa League last-32 first-leg tie against Napoli at the Nou Camp.

Napoli midfielder Piotr Zielinski opened the scoring in the 29th minute as they led 1-0 at the break.

The two sides will meet again in Italy for the second leg next Friday.

Meanwhile, in other Europa League matches played this morning, Borussia Dortmund suffered a 4-2 defeat to Rangers at home, Real Betis defeated Zenit 3-2 while Sheriff beat Braga 2-0.

Source: BBC Sport

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