Barcelona fire Ronald Koeman after back-to-back defeats

Barcelona have fired coach Ronald Koeman following Wednesday's 1-0 LaLiga defeat to Rayo Vallecano as the club suffered their third loss in their last four league games.

Koeman's position had been seriously weakened after poor results before the October international break, with back-to-back defeats against Real Madrid and Rayo this week proving the tipping point.

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The club said in a statement: "Barcelona has relieved Ronald Koeman of his duties as first team coach. The president of the club, Joan Laporta, informed him of the decision after the defeat against Rayo Vallecano. Ronald Koeman will say goodbye to the…