Their Champions League dreams over, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola will need to pick his players up quickly or risk seeing their hopes of Primera Division glory suffer a major setback as well as the Catalan giants make the tricky trip to Villarreal this weekend.
Barca won all six trophies available to them last year but they are in danger of ending 2010 empty-handed unless they can put last night's disappointing Champions League semi-final exit to Inter Milan behind them.
Currently, the reigning champions are a point ahead of Real Madrid at the top of the Primera Division standings with four games remaining.
However, Barca look to have the much trickier task this weekend as, while Madrid look to make it 17 home wins out of 18 when they host mid-table Osasuna.
Guardiola's men have to go to improving Villarreal. Villarreal, who have lost just twice at home this season, have won five of their last six matches to climb up to sixth in the standings.
Barca winger Pedro Rodriguez said following his side's European exit: "We have to raise our heads, continue forward, because there is still the league.
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