Koeman now leaves the club with the team in ninth position, with 15 points and six of the Champions League places.
After FC Barcelona announced his dismissal with an official statement, after yesterday’s defeat against Rayo Vallecano at the Vallecas Stadium (1-0), Ronald Koeman has ended his 15-month stint as Barça coach.
The Dutch coach says goodbye to Barça after 67 games on the bench with a record of 39 wins, 12 draws and 16 losses. Sports world of Catalonia.
In terms of titles, Koeman won a Copa del Rey last season after beating 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 was the 31st Cup in the club’s history, the most successful in this competition.
In this way, Koeman managed to close a first course that began very convulsed, with the sending of Leo Messi’s burofax requesting his departure, the forced departure of Luis Suárez, the resignation of Bartomeu and the Management Commission until the arrival of Joan Laporta to the presidency after prevailing in 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 Champions League places.
In the top European competition, the Barça team has only achieved one victory (against Dinamo Kiev at the Camp Nou 1-0) of the three games played. (D)
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