Barcelona boss Xavi 'sad and angry' after 1-1 draw with Napoli in Europa League play-off first leg

Xavi Hernandez demanded that his side give him more following their 1-1 draw with Napoli in the Europa League. The Barcelona boss saw his men put in a largely positive display against their Italian opponents, but weren't able to take the lead in the tie despite having enough sights of goal. Ad/> It leaves the play-off knockout tie evenly balanced ahead of the second leg at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.

Europa League'We will try our best' — Xavi promises to use Europa League to improve squadYESTERDAY AT 16:47 «I'm sad and angry,» Xavi said afterwards. «It was a match that was there to be won. Looking at the chances, our domination and the overall game, we should've won.

It's a shame. But in terms of my feelings, I am very happy. »The only thing we lacked was putting our chances away.

Otherwise we played a good match. Misfiring Barcelona look right at home in the Europa League — The Warm-Up 'Nonsensical football' from Dortmund — Hummels fumes after Europa League loss to Rangers «The feelings are good, but the result wasn't good enough. With everything we created, the minimum we expected was to come away with the win.

The minimum. /> Piotr Zielinski had given Napoli the lead at the Camp Nou in the first half, before Ferran Torres equalised from the penalty spot just before the hour. It's clear that Xavi is making progress with his team, but there have been more downs than ups in their overall trajectory of late, with cup exits to Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup and the Copa del Rey respectively, and a disappointing draw with local rivals Espanyol in La Liga.