Barcelona player ratings vs Galatasaray: Araujo 5, Memphis 6, Traore 7

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  BARCELONA RATINGS: Marc-Andre ter Stegen 6. Alert, but untroubled against a team who are 12th in the Turkish league. Gala had only one shot on target at Camp Nou and it was the other goalkeeper, ironically on loan from Barça, who made more headlines. AFP

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  Sergino Dest 5. Failed to stop Akturkoglu cutting in for Galatasaray’s best chance of the first half. Supported those around him who dominated a dull game, but met a highly motivated side with an effective defence. Getty Images

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  Ronald Araujo 5. Described as one of the best defenders in the world by manager Xavi before the game. He wasn’t against Galatasaray, where he passed the ball to opponents three times and was taken off at half time. Getty Images

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  Eric Garcia 6. The last man when Gomis put the ball in the net and 7,000 Galatasaray fans around the stadium celebrated. It was offside, though. AFP

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  Jordi Alba 7. Needed to come centrally to block Galatasaray attacks. Chipped a 49th minute free-kick in towards Pique. Became main threat from the left. AFP

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  Nico 6. Not enough penetration in the first half in front of a decent 61,740 crowd. Hooked at the break during Barça’s first 0-0 in 17 games. Getty Images

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  Frenkie De Jong 7. Nicked the ball to keep attacks going. Hit the post on 75 minutes as Barça pushed and pushed, to no avail. Getty Images

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  Pedri 7. Fine passing as ever as his side were far superior technically. Humble and self-critical in the post-match interviews where he said what everyone knew: Barça weren’t close to being good enough. Getty Images

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  Barcelona's Spanish forward Adama Traore leaves the pitch during the UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg football match between FC Barcelona and Galatasaray at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on March 10, 2022. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)

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  Ferran Torres 5. Did almost nothing in a poor first half where Barça has 69% of possession. Struggled when receiving the ball with back to goal. AFP

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  Memphis Depay 6. His curling 26th minute free-kick over the wall was the first real Barça chance. Curled another shot in the 41st minute, which was again saved by Inaki Pena, on loan from Barça. Booked and substituted. Not a polished performance. Getty Images

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  SUB: Sergio Busquets 6. On for Nico at half time. More advanced than usual and took two shots. AP Photo

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  SUB: Ousmane Dembele 6. On for Torres at half time. More of a danger than the other forwards. Shot over on 72 minutes. Created chances out of nothing, but wayward in finishing them. AFP

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  SUB: Gerard Pique 6. On Araujo in the triple substitution as Xavi pushed for a win – and a convincing one without needing to go to Turkey next Thursday under heavy pressure three days before el clasico. AFP

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  SUB: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 6. On for Depay – to huge applause - on 61 as Barça searched for a goal. Tried, but ran into players on a flat night against a well-organised defence. AFP

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  Luuk De Jong 5. On for Traore on 79 minutes as Xavi tried another – often effective – scoring option. The big Dutchman couldn’t change the game in his limited time on the pitch. AFP

Barcelona stumbled to a goalless draw with Galatasaray in their Europa League last-16 first leg at the Camp Nou on Thursday.

Xavi's Barca, playing in Europe's second-tier competition for the first time since 2004, dominated for long periods.

But it was their Turkish visitors who almost grabbed a lead ahead of the return game in Istanbul next week, with Bafetimbi Gomis only denied a winner by a VAR review for offside.

Memphis Depay, making his first start since December, forced Galatasaray goalkeeper Inaki Pena into two good first-half saves.

Jordi Alba, Ousmane Dembele and Frenkie de Jong all went close in the second period for Barcelona, but the hosts could not find a breakthrough.

"The feeling is bad," Xavi told Movistar+. "It's not a good result, playing at home and dominating so much.

"This is Europe, even if it's the Europa League, and teams are there on their own merits."

Xavi's side are still unbeaten in 90 minutes since defeat by Bayern Munich in their final Champions League group game last year.

But the Catalan giants will likely have to find a victory next Thursday to extend their bid to win this competition for the first time.

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