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Barcelona held 1-1 by Napoli, Rangers win in Dortmund in EL

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By KAREL JANICEK
Associated Press

After dropping out of the Champions League, Barcelona now faces a difficult task just to qualify for the round of 16 in the Europa League. The Catalan club was held 1-1 by Napoli at Camp Nou Stadium in the first leg of one of eight playoffs between third-place finishers in the Champions League groups and Europa League group runners-ups. In the other matchups, Scottish club Rangers stunned Borussia Dortmund 4-2 away. Real Betis, Sevilla, Atalanta and Porto also recorded victories.In the playoff matches to reach the last 16 of the inaugural Europa Conference League, Leicester ended a winless streak while Scottish powerhouse Celtic was upset 2-0 at home by Norway’s Bodø/Glimt.  

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