Barcelona is on the verge of a second consecutive Champions League group-stage exit after being held to a stalemate by Inter Milan in a tense and high-octane contest at the Nou Camp.

After being defeated in the San Siro the previous week, Xavi's side headed into the game knowing that they needed to win to have any chance of moving from Group C, with teams on the same points divided by their head-to-head record.

Inter, who are second in the table behind Bayern Munich, who advanced on Wednesday, are now three points ahead of Barcelona, with both teams having to face Bayern and Viktoria Plzen.

Barcelona boss Xavi said: "We're depending on another team to go through. They are our mistakes, we have to improve them. That's the reality. The [improvement] process is longer than we thought in Europe.

"There are other competitions, La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the Super Copa. We have to insist, persist, and believe.

"When you draw at home with these fans, with this atmosphere, it is my fault. I am angry. My feeling is that this competition has been, and is still being, cruel to us."