Gerard Pique said Barcelona cannot hope to defend their title if they repeat the performance they produced against Real Sociedad on Sunday.
The champions were held to a 1-1 draw that extends their nine-year winless run at Anoeta and leaves them six points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid ahead of next week's Clasico.
And Pique questioned the quality and mentality of his side after the match, telling Movistar Plus: "We were beaten in performance and attitude.
"In the first half, we vanished. It will be very difficult to win La Liga like this.
"They pressed us well and prevented us from playing our game. You can hardly say that was Barca, but a draw from today isn't too bad."
"I think I'm okay. My ankle hurt in the first half but I hope to be there on Saturday," said the centre-back.
"It's a very important match and I know that the fans will respond. We play against a great team, the best in the league right now - that's why they are where they are."
"I'm a little disappointed," said the former Arsenal man. "With the chances we had, we deserved more than a point. But that's football. We can come out with our heads held high.
"With the ball, they're the best team in the world, so we had to make sure they worked a little less. I think we had a great game, it's just a pity we didn't get the win.
"These games are always really nice games and we don't usually lose. We haven't set ourselves a goal, we just wanted to give a good account of ourselves today."
