Barcelona problems mount as La Liga champions draw at Socieded to fall six points behind Real Madrid
Barca boss Luis Enrique described his sides showing as the worst performance he had witnessed as the pressure mounts days before 'El Clasico'
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BARCELONA failed to close the gap on leaders Real Madrid at the the top of La Liga as they were held at Real Sociedad.
The performance at the Aneota was described by Barca boss Luis Enrique as the "worst game" during his time in charge of the Catalan giants.
It could have been a lot worse for Lionel Messi and co who haven't won in San Sebastian since 2007 as the home side hit the woodwork twice and had a perfectly good goal ruled out for offside.
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Barca have fallen six points behind leaders Real Madrid going into the 'El Clasico' at the Nou Camp on Saturday.
The pressure is piling on Enrique who could see his side all but out of the title race if they lose against their arch rivals this weekend.
Enrique in charge at the Nou Camp since 2014 said "This is the first time I've seen a team walk all over us since I became coach.
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"If we look at the result, it is the best of the season. The opponents were far superior.
"Most teams try to get the better of us by defending but they played a good game, trying to play with the ball, and they deserved the three points.
"We are in week 13, you can't discount the champions from the past two seasons. There is still a long way to go." added Enrique.
Despite the poor showing, Barca defender Gerard Pique was more concerned with the teams attitude ahead of the next weekend's massive showdown with Real Madrid.
“It’s not often I can say this as a Barça player but we have to be pleased with the draw. Sometimes you can win a game while losing your style of play but when you don’t have the right attitude it’s more worrying,” Piqué told Movistar Plus.
“Almost nothing went right for us today. They outdid us in the quality of their play and in attitude. We barely existed in the first half and improved a bit in the second but it’s difficult to win the league playing like this.”
Los Blancos stayed top of the pile by beating Sporting Gijon 2-1 at the Bernabeu thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo first half double.
Ronaldo has now bagged 19 goals in 18 appearances for club and country so far this season.
Zinedine Zidane's side turn up in Catalonia for this weekends crunch game full of confidence and with the knowledge that Barca have already lost at home to lowly Alaves and drawn recently with Malaga.