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Barca President backs Valverde to stay for the remainder of his contract

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Published : May 26, 2019, 6:51 PM IST

Before the Copa del Rey final, Messi had come in support for his coach saying that Valverde did an impressive job and added that the players are the ones to be blamed for the Champions League defeat.

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Sevilla: After Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, club's president Josep Maria Bartomeu has also backed Ernesto Valverde to stay in Camp Nou despite their loss to Valencia in the Copa del Rey final.


The discussion regarding the Barca coach's position has been going on ever since Barcelona got eliminated from the Champions League. There were also speculations regarding Valverde's departure. Moreover, their defeat to Valencia on Saturday further exposed the coach to criticism.


However, Bartomeu cleared the air concerning Valverde's stay in the club and backed him by saying that he is not the culprit.

Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi


"We have always said that Ernesto has a contract for next season. I do not think he's the culprit. We had many opportunities, but they did not find the net. But count the goals and Valencia scored one more than us."


Before the Copa del Rey final, Messi had come in support for his coach saying that Valverde did an impressive job and added that the players are the ones to be blamed for the Champions League defeat.


In this season, Barcelona only managed to bag the La Liga title as they finished as runner-up in the Copa del Rey and suffered a semi-finals exit in Champions League. Bartomeu feels that this season was neither a season of excellence nor it was a season of failure.

"It is not a season of excellence, but [nor is it one] of failure. We have reached the final of the Copa, the semi-finals of Champions League. In the end, we lost two games, but we are out of the Champions League and we are Copa runners-up," he said.

Talking about the defeat, Valverde said that he would want to lose in the final rather than losing in the quarters or in the last 16.

"If I were given the choice between falling in the final or in the quarters or last 16 I prefer in the final. It's hard to face elimination, I feel good even though we all want to win," Valverde said.

Sevilla: After Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, club's president Josep Maria Bartomeu has also backed Ernesto Valverde to stay in Camp Nou despite their loss to Valencia in the Copa del Rey final.


The discussion regarding the Barca coach's position has been going on ever since Barcelona got eliminated from the Champions League. There were also speculations regarding Valverde's departure. Moreover, their defeat to Valencia on Saturday further exposed the coach to criticism.


However, Bartomeu cleared the air concerning Valverde's stay in the club and backed him by saying that he is not the culprit.

Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi


"We have always said that Ernesto has a contract for next season. I do not think he's the culprit. We had many opportunities, but they did not find the net. But count the goals and Valencia scored one more than us."


Before the Copa del Rey final, Messi had come in support for his coach saying that Valverde did an impressive job and added that the players are the ones to be blamed for the Champions League defeat.


In this season, Barcelona only managed to bag the La Liga title as they finished as runner-up in the Copa del Rey and suffered a semi-finals exit in Champions League. Bartomeu feels that this season was neither a season of excellence nor it was a season of failure.

"It is not a season of excellence, but [nor is it one] of failure. We have reached the final of the Copa, the semi-finals of Champions League. In the end, we lost two games, but we are out of the Champions League and we are Copa runners-up," he said.

Talking about the defeat, Valverde said that he would want to lose in the final rather than losing in the quarters or in the last 16.

"If I were given the choice between falling in the final or in the quarters or last 16 I prefer in the final. It's hard to face elimination, I feel good even though we all want to win," Valverde said.

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Sevilla: After Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, club's president Josep Maria Bartomeu has also backed Ernesto Valverde to stay in Camp Nou despite their loss to Valencia in the Copa del Rey final.

The discussion regarding the Barca coach's position has been going on ever since Barcelona got eliminated from the Champions League. There were also speculations regarding Valverde's departure. Moreover, their defeat to Valencia on Saturday further exposed the coach to criticism.

However, Bartomeu cleared the air concerning Valverde's stay in the club and backed him by saying that he is not the culprit.

"We have always said that Ernesto has a contract for next season. I do not think he's the culprit. We had many opportunities, but they did not find the net. But count the goals and Valencia scored one more than us."

Before the Copa del Rey final, Messi had come in support for his coach saying that Valverde did an impressive job and added that the players are the ones to be blamed for the Champions League defeat.

In this season, Barcelona only managed to bag the La Liga title as they finished as runner-up in the Copa del Rey and suffered a semi-finals exit in Champions League. Bartomeu feels that this season was neither a season of excellence nor it was a season of failure.

"It is not a season of excellence, but [nor is it one] of failure. We have reached the final of the Copa, the semi-finals of Champions League. In the end, we lost two games, but we are out of the Champions League and we are Copa runners-up," he said.

Talking about the defeat, Valverde said that he would want to lose in the final rather than losing in the quarters or in the last 16.

"If I were given the choice between falling in the final or in the quarters or last 16 I prefer in the final. It's hard to face elimination, I feel good even though we all want to win," Valverde said.


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