After failing to win any of their last three competitive matches, Barcelona will be desperate to end 2023 with a victory when they play host to struggling Almeria on Wednesday.
The visitors, who are propping up the La Liga table, travel to Monjuic with aspirations of springing a surprise and ending their long wait for a first league win of the season.
The Blaugrana looked to be on course to claim maximum points when Joao Felix tapped home from close range to net his third league goal of the season, but they ultimately had to settle for a share of the spoils after Hugo Guillamon scored a 70th-minute equaliser to extend Barcelona's winless away run to four competitive matches.
Having now won three, drawn two and lost two of their last seven league games, a lack of consistency is harming Barcelona's chances of retaining the title that they won last year.
With his side sitting in third place and seven points adrift of the top of the table, Xavi is under pressure to spark an upturn in fortunes, beginning with Wednesday's fixture against basement side Almeria.
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