Barcelona will be bidding to bounce back from their Copa del Rey quarter-final elimination when they resume their La Liga campaign against Villarreal on Saturday evening.
The Catalan outfit suffered a 4-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao in the last eight of the cup on Wednesday, while Villarreal will enter this match off the back of a 1-1 draw with Mallorca in the league.
Barcelona boss Xavi has accepted that he could lose his job if he is unable to deliver silverware this season, and the Catalan outfit are now only fighting on two fronts following Wednesday's loss at San Mames.
The two teams were level at 2-2 after 90 minutes of action, which saw the contest head for extra time, and Athletic netted twice in the additional 30 minutes to advance in the competition.
Barcelona have not had a successful January in the cup competitions, losing 4-1 to Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish Super Cup earlier this month, but they have been victorious in their last three league matches against Almeria, Las Palmas and Real Betis.
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