Griezmann: I'm the one who has to create space, but sometimes I'm not seen Napoli vs Barcelona Lamented not beating Napoli

Antoine Griezmann was able to step up and score a vital away goal for Barcelona in their 1-1 draw against Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo on Tuesday night, although he has lamented the lack of connection he still seems to have with some teammates.

The French forward made clear that it was his job to try and create space, particularly when up against a disciplined Napoli side, but he was unable to be effective in the first half.

"We have to work on this," Griezmann said when asked about creating space up front.

"I have to create space and sometimes they see me and sometimes they don't.

"In the first half I didn't do it much and in the second half we had more options."

The draw puts Barcelona in a favourable position going into the second leg as they will be able to lean on the support of the Camp Nou, yet Griezmann wishes they were heading back to Catalonia with a lead.

"We wanted to win, we gave our all and it wasn't to be," Griezmann noted.

"It was hard for us at first to create and find spaces.

"I think we didn't have a shot on target in the first half.

"Then we took advantage of their fatigue [in the second half]."

Next up for Barcelona is the Clasico against Real Madrid at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday night, but Griezmann wasn't giving much away when asked about it.

"We know that it's a very important week," the Frenchman stated.

"We're fine, we're focused.

"We must recover and prepare for the match against Madrid."