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Cash-strapped Valencia sack boss Javi Gracia hours after narrow defeat to Barcelona... with fallen giants stuck in 14th and just six points away from the relegation zone amid horror season

Javi Gracia has been sacked as Valencia Head Coach after just nine months at the helm, following a run of poor form that has seen them dragged into a relegation battle.

Valencia's 3-2 defeat to Barcelona on the weekend was the last straw for Gracia, as the side extended their winless streak to six matches. They're just six points above the relegation zone.

Gracia joined Valencia in July last year, and it was hoped that he'd change the club's fortunes around after finishing ninth last season. But with little transfer funds made available to the 51-year-old, he's struggled to get the side back to their Champions-League playing days.