Ernesto Valverde sacked by Barcelona as Quique Setien appointed

Ernesto Valverde has been sacked by Barcelona after two-and-a-
half years at the Nou Camp, with Quique Setien taking over until
June 2022.

Valverde is the first manager to be sacked by Barcelona mid-
season since Louis van Gaal was dismissed in January 2003.
Barcelona are currently ahead of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga
on goal difference and through to the knockout stages of the
Champions League, but they lost 3-2 to Atletico Madrid in the
semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup on Thursday.

Valverde, previously at Athletic Bilbao and Valencia, replaced Luis
Enrique in 2017 and won back-to-back league titles during his
time in charge.