The Barca captain admitted: "It was a reflection of the season. I ask people to forgive us. If we want titles, this cannot continue. We were not relaxed. I speak for me. Now we are very poor."

Xavi was more scathing of the performance.

"I feel ashamed. I cannot explain what happened. Perhaps we were thinking about the coming (Champions League) game. I do not have an explanation.

"It is necessary to be self-critical. The second-half was, as Rijkaard says, shameful. We are all depressed."