Barcelona He will use the mid-season break to regroup after the surrender of his The League head of title.
La Blaugrana have now won just one of their last seven league games while they ended 2024 with a 2-1 defeat at home to Atletico Madrid.
A first home defeat against Los Rojiblancos since 2006 changes the face of the title race as they now lead the table at the start of 2025.
Barcelona have struggled to carry their impressive UEFA Champions League form into domestic affairs and a response is needed in January.
Pedri opened the point of the night, but Barcelona failed to face the threat of attack against the end, as Alexander Sorloth scored a 96th minute winner.
The Spain international was frustrated at full-time and admitted a lack of ruthlessness in front of goal.
“It's a tough defeat. We had the chance to close the game and when we don't close, this is what happens,” as quoted by Marco.
“We had many chances clearly. Robert, Raphinha, another one for me – football is complicated if you don't score goals.
“We have to be more difficult to beat at home. We have to improve a lot and use the break to recover mentally and physically.”
Barcelona make a busy start to 2025, with a Copa del Rey trip to Barbastro on January 4, before immediately heading to Saudi Arabia for the Spanish Super Cup.
