The leaders of Barcelona sacked coach Ronald Koeman after the defeat against Rajo Vallecano on Wednesday evening (1:0).
The Spanish sports media published the news a few minutes after midnight, and confirmation immediately arrived on the official website of the Catalan club.
It is said that the president of the club, Joan Laporta, told Koeman the news of the dismissal after the match in the suburbs of Madrid, and the Dutchman will say goodbye to the players at training on Thursday.
The Catalan giant is in a terrible financial crisis, which is a consequence of the great financial crisis.
One of the best footballers of all time and the symbol of the club for decades, Leo Messi, was forced to leave the "Camp Nou" this summer due to penury and the inability of the club to pay his contract.
A fall was expected, but not like this - after 11 rounds, Barca is ninth in the La Liga standings, while in the Champions League they have experienced two defeats in three matches.
Koeman is a club legend, the man who won Barca's first European Championship title with a goal in extra time of the Champions Cup final against Sampdoria at the old "Wembley" in 1992.
He took over the helm of the Catalans on August 19, 2020, when he succeeded Quique Setien, who was sacked after the disastrous defeat by Bayern in the quarter-finals of the Champions League (8:2).
Barca won the Copa del Rey last season under his leadership, they finished third in La Liga, behind Atlético and Real, in the Champions League they were already eliminated in the round of XNUMX by Paris Saint-Germain, but Koeman's status was not so questionable this summer...
Until it went downhill in the new season…
The defeat against Raja is the second in a row, and the third in the last four matches in the championship.
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