Barcelona has sacked coach Ronald Koeman following his sides 1-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano in Spain’s LaLiga
Barcelona has sacked coach Ronald Koeman after a 1-0 LaLiga defeat at Rayo Vallecano.
“FC Barcelona has relieved Ronald Koeman of his duties as first team coach. The president of the club, Joan Laporta, informed him of the decision after the defeat against Rayo Vallecano,”
the LaLiga club said in a statement.
Barcelona are ninth in LaLiga:
Barcelona are ninth in LaLiga on 15 points from 10 games, six points behind leaders Real Madrid who beat them 2-1 at the Camp Nou.
The team have placed third in their Champions League group with three points from three matches after suffering 3-0 defeats in their opening two games against Bayern Munich and Benfica.
Barcelona are five-time European champions and the results marked the first time in the club’s history that they had failed to score in their opening two European games.
Reports by local media suggest that former midfielder Xavi Hernandez, who is currently in charge of Al Sadd in Qatar is in line for the top job, along with Belgium coach Roberto Martinez.
