Prime Barcelona officers will maintain an emergency board assembly on Monday following the crew’s humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarter-final defeat by Bayern Munich, a membership supply instructed AFP on Sunday with under-fire coach Quique Setien more likely to be axed. “The president (Josep Maria Bartomeu) has known as an imminent emergency assembly of the chief committee, which shall be held initially of subsequent week, presumably Monday,” wrote sports activities day by day Mundo Deportivo, following the same report from radio station RAC1. A supply on the membership confirmed the assembly would happen Monday with out specifying the time however RAC1 claimed it might start at 1100 native time (0900GMT).
“The blaugrana administration committee goes to satisfy tomorrow (Monday), (coach Quique) Setien shall be dismissed and a date might be introduced ahead already for the presidential elections,” added Catalan day by day L’Esportiu.
Defender Gerard Pique mentioned he needed sweeping changes at the Camp Nou however Bartomeu known as for endurance after the heavy loss to the German champions.
“We’re hurting, however as soon as we get to subsequent week we’ll begin making selections,” he instructed tv channel Movistar.
“The credibility of a coach is diminished when this occurs, clearly. That’s apparent, however that doesn’t trouble me proper now.
“I feel what occurs in the present day must be analysed with a bit extra perspective,” he added.
Bartomeu on Friday mentioned he wouldn’t rule out the elections being moved up from subsequent summer season following Barca’s worst ever defeat in Europe, and the membership’s first season with out silverware since 2007-08.
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Late on Sunday Catalan tv channel broadcast a debate concerning the way forward for the outfit which included Victor Font, Jordi Farre, Joan Laporta and Lluis Fernandez Ala, who might all stand to interchange Bartomeu.
The destiny of sporting director Eric Abidal can also be set to be mentioned, as is the way forward for Lionel Messi whose contract is because of expire on the finish of subsequent season.
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