FC Barcelona started the second round of the Europa League with a disappointing draw.
In the first leg against SSC Napoli, the top Spanish football club had to settle for a 1-1 (0-1) draw on Thursday.
Naples had taken the lead through Piotr Zielinski (29'), but in the second half Ferran Torres Garcia (59') managed to equalize with a hand penalty.
The Catalans, who failed in the Champions League, determined the game, but rarely came up with dangerous scenes in the goal area.
Former BVB professional Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made his first start for Barcelona, but remained pale.
Even Ousmane Dembelé, who fell out of favor over contract talks, was brought on by coach Xavi.
In the parallel game, Sheriff Tiraspol won against SC Braga 2:0 (1:0).
Zenit St. Petersburg lost 2:3 (2:3) against Betis Sevilla.
In the evening there were three home wins.
Atalanta Bergamo, who gave up German international Robin Gosens to league rivals Inter Milan during the winter break, beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2-1 (0-1), FC Porto defeated Lazio 2-1 (1-1), and FC Sevilla won the home game against Dinamo Zagreb 3:1 (3:1).
The second leg is next Thursday.