Barcelona lost a precious 1-2 victory in a desperate comeback at Celta, saying goodbye to the La Liga title race a round earlier in a near-desperate manner. The team has dropped as many as 10 points in the last five rounds of the competition, a result that virtually sealed coach Ronald Koeman's fate for the season. According to Radio Catalunya's analysis, the possibility of Koeman's dismissal at the end of the season is as high as 99%.
Last summer, Koeman took over the coaching whip of Barcelona and signed a two-year contract. In this season, he led the team to win the Copa del Rey, ending the Red and Blue Army's two-year-long embarrassment without a title. Coman boldly used Pedri, Araujo, Mingeza, Moriba and other young players to help Barcelona complete a successful lineup renewal.
However, in the sprint stage of the La Liga, Koeman seems to be losing control of his team. In the last five rounds of matches, Barcelona not only dropped serious points, but both losses were reversed by 1-2 scores. Having led 2-0 and 3-2, Barcelona was also forced to a 3-3 draw by Levante. Against this backdrop, Laporta made a decisive decision to change the manager.
Although Coman is Bartomeu's old department, but not Laporta's "direct line". Radio Catalunya revealed that Laporta will only let Koeman stay on if he can't find a suitable new manager. But this possibility is very slim, because Xavi is the ideal candidate in the hearts of Barcelona fans. Xavi's prestige in the locker room speaks for itself, and his coaching performance this season has been quite impressive. Harvey has led Al Sadd to three titles, and the team's offense is running smoothly. Today, Xavi will arrive in Barcelona to take a vacation and have talks with Laporta. At the same time, Raul is expected to succeed Zidane at Real Madrid, and next season Raul and Harvey, a pair of old rivals and teammates, may face each other again in the national derby.
