Such is the pressure on coaches in La Liga that Gerardo Martino is to step down as Barcelona coach by mutual consent after failing to win La Liga.
Barcelona’s appalling season of only finishing second in La Liga, only quarter-finalists in the Champions League and mere finalists in the Copa del Rey meant they finished the season without a major trophy for the first time since 2007-08.
Having only won a disgracefully enviable 27 La Liga matches this season, drawn 6 and lost 5 to lose the title by a staggering three points, it was probably inevitable that changes would have to be made. No pressure on whoever takes over then.