Patience is exhausted, the date on which Barcelona will decide about the coach

A couple of weeks ago Barcelona lost an unforgettable match 5-3 against Villarreal in Catalunya and in the press conference afterwards Xavi Hernandez shocked everyone by announcing his decision to step down as coach once the season ends. The poor level of the team and the disappointing results obtained during this season were the main reasons.

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Since then things have not improved. Already at that time Los Blaugranas were eliminated from the Copa del Rey (they lost in the quarterfinals against Athletic Bilbao) and the Super Cup (they were beaten by Real Madrid in the final), but they still had hopes of competing for the La Liga title with Real Madrid and Girona.

However, this weekend that was ruled out as well, as Los Merengues beat Los Tozudos and Barcelona drew with Granada. With those results, Carlo Ancelotti's team took a key step towards becoming the next champions, taking a 6-point lead over Girona and a 10-point lead over Los Blaugranas. Although there are still 13 games to go, it seems impossible for them to catch them.

That leaves the Catalan side with only one possible title this season: the Champions League. There they have qualified for the round of 16, where they will face Napoli on February 21 in Italy and on March 12 in Spain. According to Marca, those will be the key dates for the club's future. Patience has already run out and, if things do not go well in the European tournament, the chiefs could make a decision even before the end of the season.

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Why the rush?

If Barcelona are eliminated from the Champions League against Napoli, they will no longer be able to win any titles this season. But that doesn't mean they will run out of goals: they still have to secure their place in next year's Champions League and Super Cup and that's why they need to get good results in La Liga. For this reason, if the team does not improve soon, perhaps the solution is to change the coach sooner.