I don't think you got it right, he doesn't say that Barcelona has only a 1% chance of winning the Europa League but that he only has a 1% chance of winning the Spanish championship, and I agree with that.
Barcelona have impressive form after Xavi comes but time does not support them. However, in Europa League, they are one of biggest candidates for the title. It's a cup and Barcelona can win it, they don't have to fix any mistakes in previous months. Just win one by one, in each round, and go deeper. To win Europa League, they only need to have magnificent performance from now till final match of Europa League.
Barcelona also can no longer win the Spanish Cup and the only trophy they can win this year is the Europa League.
Therefore, I believe that Xavi will take this competition seriously and do everything to make Barcelona win it.
Realistically, the competition is weak and Barcelona is the main favorite to win the competition.
In Europa League, other candidates, Roma, Arsenal are not actually too much stronger than Barcelona. If they play well just like how they beat Real Madrid weeks ago, they can win Europa League.