Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano says they cannot use Lionel Messi as an excuse for poor results.
Barca broke up for international week with a defeat at Sevilla.
"We're missing the most important player on the team but we've played without him before and had success. So it's time to try it again," said Mascherano.
"This should be our goal and not an excuse, because we have to recover and move on."