“FC Barcelona has dismissed Ronald Koeman tonight as coach of the first team. The president of the club, Joan Laporta, has informed him after the defeat against Rayo Vallecano. Ronald Koeman will say goodbye to the squad this Thursday at the Ciudad Deportiva “, summarizes the official statement of the Catalan club.
The Board of Directors made the decision after the defeat of this Wednesday with Rayo Vallecano, by 1 to 0, in a match for the eleventh date of the Spanish League, which added to the fall in the classic against Real Madrid, by 2 to 1, last Sunday at the Camp Nou.
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FC Barcelona has dismissed Ronald Koeman as coach of the first team tonight
– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) October 27, 2021
Barcelona is in ninth position in the Spanish tournament, with 15 points, six of the four leaders, Real Madrid, Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Betis, and out of the qualifying positions for the three European cups.
In addition, their access to the knockout stages of the Champions League is at risk, since they are third in group E, with three units, below Bayern Munich, which has the ideal score of 9 and Benfica that has 4. Only it ranks above Dinamo Kiev which has one unit.
In the Spanish League, Koeman’s Barcelona played 10 games, with four wins, three draws and three defeats, 15 goals in favor and 11 against, while in the Champions League he played three games, with one victory and two contrasts, only one goal for and six against.
Koeman, who spent six years at Barça as a player, returned to the club in August 2020 as a manager under the presidency of Josep Maria Bartomeu.
The new president, Joan Laporta, however, had frequently made it clear that the Dutchman was not appointed by him.
Local media have said that the former midfielder Xavi Hernandez, who is currently in charge of Al Sadd in Qatar, and Belgium’s coach, Roberto Martinez, they are the favorites to assume the position.

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