This time, it’s done. FC Barcelona sacked Dutch coach Ronald Koeman, Catalan club announced in a press release on the night of Wednesday 27 to Thursday 28 October, after the 1-0 defeat at Rayo Vallecano in La Liga.
“FC Barcelona dismissed Ronald Koeman last night from his duties as coach of the first team”, announced the Catalan club, specifying that the president Joan Laporta had already communicated this decision to the coach.
This decision comes three days after a scathing defeat in the Clasico de Liga against Real Madrid, Sunday at Camp Nou (2-1), and while Barça stagnates in the 9e place in the Spanish championship and that he is on the verge of elimination in the Champions League.
Criticized for several weeks, Koeman had already come close to being ousted at the end of September, when Barça had just been corrected 3-0 at Camp Nou by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
The Dutch technician then asked the leaders to clarify the situation, and President Laporta appeared before the press before a Champions League match in Lisbon (lost 3-0 to Benfica) to say that the club was counting on Koeman.
Ronald Koeman has been coaching the club since August 2020.