La Liga giants FC Barcelona continue to suffer heavy blows from the strong teams, and in the seventh round of La Liga, they were beaten 2-0 by La Liga champions Atletico Madrid, Barcelona's Dutch coach Ronald Coman watched his team lose the game, and former Barcelona player Luis Suarez stepped in to help Atletico Madrid beat his former club. Koeman was once again embroiled in the public opinion of being fired. After the match, Coman said Barcelona president Laporta had informed him that he would not be fired, but that the team would have to win three games after the international match.
Speaking at the post-match press conference when Barcelona lost the match, the Barcelona manager said: "We talked last night and this morning. We've talked about the team and it's clear that the team is not going to sack me, thanks to the trust of the club, I think it would be nice to be clear, but I know the result is always difficult to determine and we have to win three home games after the international break. Today we had a chance to score, but the team lacked the players who opened the way for us, of course we have the solution, but not in a short time. ”
Barcelona president Laporta also said in a recent interview: "The club continues to endure a bad start to the season, it is the poor financial situation of the club and the free transfer of the club's superstar Leo Messi to Paris Saint-Germain that has caused the team difficulties, I believe I can improve the situation, we lack important players." Barcelona finished seven rounds of La Liga, with a record of 3 wins, 3 losses and one draw, in the ninth place in the La Liga table. Regarding the long-term future of the Barcelona manager, Koeman thanked Laporta for publicly supporting him.
Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez doubled the team's lead just before half-time, celebrating his own goal, la Liga fans denouncing his celebration as a satire on the Barcelona manager, to which he said his celebration after scoring against Barcelona was for his three children – not a satire on Ronald Coman. After a short break, in the upcoming matches, Barcelona will host eighth-placed Valencia and La Liga leaders Real Madrid at home in La Liga, with Barcelona taking on Dynamo Kiev in the third round of the Champions League group stage.