Diego Simeone has challenged Atletico Madrid to show they are "alive" when they resume La Liga duties against Granada on Saturday.
A miserable run of results, not helped by a number of key injuries, has left Atleti's season in danger of derailing a little over a month into the new year.
Five games without a win, including a penalty shoot-out defeat to Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana final and a shock 2-1 Copa del Rey loss to Cultural Leonesa, has left Simeone's side with only La Liga and the Champions League as potential trophies.