Barcelona's Xavi Hernandez (L) challenges for the ball against Malaga's Flavio Ferreira during their Spanish first division soccer match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona January 26, 2014. REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona playmaker Xavi has warned his team mates they cannot afford any more slip-ups and urged them to stay positive as the season enters a critical period.
The holders surrendered the La Liga top spot to Real Madrid at the weekend after a surprise 3-1 defeat at Real Sociedad and are three points adrift of their arch-rivals and level on 60 points with Atletico Madrid with 13 games left.
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