Jordi Alba spoke out after Barcelona’s 1-0 defeat to Real Betis on Saturday and said the game felt like a step backwards for the Catalan giants.
The loss saw Xavi beaten for the first time since replacing Ronald Koeman and leaves Barcelona now seven points behind Real Betis albeit with a game in hand.
Alba says the team must improve and is confident Barca can turn things around.
“We have to improve a lot,” he said. “Today we played a direct rival and we couldn’t beat them. Now we have a very important game ahead of us.