HIGHLIGHTS: Barcelona 3-3 Inter [UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] - Full match recap

Barcelona were held to a thrilling 3-3 draw at home to Inter on Wednesday night, leaving their hopes of Champions League qualification for the knockout stages hanging by a thread.

After consecutive European defeats, Xavi Hernandez billed the contest as a "final" for Barcelona. Fittingly, his side played the match with a feverish and frantic zeal which continued from the first minute to the last.

Pressing high and hard, Barcelona launched wave after wave of attack, approaching the first half as though they were trailing in stoppage time.

Inter were quick to sink into a compact 5-3-2 off the ball but threatened when they sporadically burst out of their shell.

Raphinha epitomised the club's burning endeavour when he scampered after his own knockdown. Collecting the ball by the corner flag, the Brazilian coolly rolled a pass along the byline. Sergi Roberto helped it into the six-yard box for Ousmane Dembele to rifle over the line, igniting a sold-out Camp Nou.

The 91,000 in attendance fell silent as Nicolo Barella wheeled away within five minutes of the restart. Gerard Pique flung both arms out, signalling there was no danger as he left Alessandro Bastoni's pass for his keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. However, the veteran hadn't spotted Barella - who Pique was playing onside. Bringing the ball down on his thigh, the 25-year-old swiped Inter level on the swivel.