Luis Suarez has admitted that Barcelona are lacking "punch" in the early stages of the new season.
The Catalan outfit have already lost twice in the league this season, while they have struggled to a series of 2-1 victories, with their form non-comparable to that of last season.
Suarez, however, has claimed that it was a similar story in the early stages of last season and is confident that the treble winners will soon rediscover their swagger.
"We don't have the same punch as the previous season. However, something similar happened to us then. We won the first matches, but the feeling was that we were barely there," Suarez told TV3. "In the second half of the season everything changed and it was spectacular."
Barcelona return to La Liga action this weekend with a home game against Rayo Vallecano, before travelling to BATE Borisov in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Matt Law
