- Under Valverde, Barca won two La Liga titles, Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espana.
- However, they suffered several notorious defeats, including the most recent 3-2 loss to Atletico.
- Quique Setien is set to replace Valverde.
Now it’s official! Barcelona have finally confirmed the sacking of Ernesto Valverde.
Valverde was in charge of Barcelona between 2017 and 2020. He won the domestic double on his debut season at the Camp Nou stadium. Another La Liga title, as well as the Supercopa de Espana, arrived in the following campaign.
However, Valverde was heavily criticised for two consecutive Champions League eliminations. The Catalans lost 3-0 to Roma away in 2018. The following season, they suffered the notorious 4-0 Liverpool defeat.
Valverde was sacked following Barca’s defeat in the Supercopa de Espana semi-finals against Atletico Madrid. The Catalans lost 3-2 even though they were leading 2-1 by the 80th minute.
Valverde took charge of 145 games at Barcelona. Here is his record:
- 145 games;
- 97 wins;
- 32 draws;
- 16 defeats;
- 67% winning rate;
- 4 trophies.
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