Barcelona fire manager Quique Setien after 8-2 Champions League loss to Bayern Munich – CBS Sports

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Quique Setien Fired By Barcelona
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Following the stunning 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals on Friday, Barcelona has fired manager Quique Setien, according to Fabrizio Romano..
Setien signed up with Barca back in January in what was a surprise appointment, and it didnt work out. His team was removed from the Copa del Rey, lost the La Liga title to Real Madrid and suffered the dreadful loss to Bayern. Setien formerly had only coached Real Betis and Las Palmas in the Spanish very first department..
Barca has not formally revealed his departure, but that is just a matter of an official statement in the coming days..
” There are some decisions that we had already made, and others that we will make over the next few days. Statements will be made from next week, we require to make decisions after things have actually soothed down.

” It was a devastating result. I congratulate Bayern, they played an excellent video game and deserved to go to the semi-finals. We were not up to the event, and we can just apologize to the members and fans.”.
Setien, 61, was seen as a weird visit when he signed up with among the worlds biggest clubs after a bad spell as coach of Real Betis. He ended up being well understood in the Spanish ranks for a quality tenure at Las Palmas from 2015 to 2017. Throughout his supervisory career of 20 years, he has actually never won a trophy..

Setien joined Barca back in January in what was a surprise consultation, and it didnt work out. Announcements will be made from next week, we need to make choices after things have calmed down. Setien, 61, was seen as a weird appointment when he signed up with one of the worlds greatest clubs after a poor spell as coach of Real Betis.

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