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Barcelona sack Ernesto Valverde and hire former Betis coach

Ernesto Valverde

Getty Images | Valverde oversaw 164 matches for the club, winning 108 and securing two La Liga titles along with a Copa del Rey and a Spanish Super Cup.

Despite winning the league both seasons he was in charge, Valverde's two successive Champions League failures proved to be one too many for Barcelona's board.

Quique Setién, the former coach of clubs like Real Betis and Las Palmas, has been hired on a two-year contract.

14 January 2020 - 9:04 AM

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