After the FC Barcelona announced his dismissal with an official statement, after yesterday’s defeat against the Vallecano Ray at Vallecas Stadium (1-0), Ronald Koeman He has ended his 15-month stint as Barça coach. The Dutch coach says goodbye to the Barça after 67 games on the bench with a baggage of 39 wins, 12 draws and 16 losses.
Regarding titles, Koeman conquered a Copa del Rey of last season after winning the Athletic Club de Bilbao in the final played at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville (4-0), with goals from Griezmann, De Jong and Messi (2). The title assumed the Cup number 31 in the club’s history, the most awarded in this competition.
Thus, Koeman managed to close a first course that began very convulsed, with the sending of the burofax of Leo messi asking for his departure, the forced departure of Luis Suarez, the resignation of Bartomeu and the Management Commission until the arrival of Joan Laporta to the presidency after winning the elections. In addition to the Cup, Barça finished third in LaLiga, seven points behind Atlético de Madrid and in the Champions League they finished down in the second round after losing to PSG.
Koeman now leaves the club with the team in ninth position, with 15 points and six of the places in the Champions. In the top European competition, the Barça team has only achieved one victory (against Dynamo Kiev at Camp Nou 1-0) of the three games played.
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