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Last season's Europa League winner, missing Ademola Lookman through injury, ultimately needed a victory away from home due to results elsewhere in the final round of league-phase matches.

Atalanta slipped out of the top eight despite twice coming from behind to earn a point against a Barca side  already sure of advancing and finished second in the table.

Lamine Yamal gave the Blaugrana the lead two minutes after half-time, before Ederson equalised for Atalanta with a stunning effort from the edge of the box.

Ronald Araujo restored Barca's advantage with a header from a corner, but Atalanta was level again when Mario Pasalic nutmegged Wojciech Szczesny with a low strike.

There was to be no late twist, though, and the Serie A side will instead enter the play-off round as the top seed in ninth place.