2020 ... the worst year in Barcelona club history
Barcelona and its fans lived very difficult times in the year 2020, which is considered the worst and darkest in the history of the ancient club, as it had never gone through the circumstances that were present in the year that is nearing an end, and no Barcelona fan will want to remember it.
And from the lack of administrative stability and stories of conflicts between former president Joseph Bartomeu, his players and aides, to the humiliating and disastrous loss of Bayern, the story of Messi's departure, and then the great disappointment months after the arrival of the new Dutch coach Ronald Koeman.
January and February
Barcelona began the season with a bitter draw against Espanyol 2-2 in the league, and with it began bleeding points, then the loss in the Super from Atletico, and then the dismissal of coach Ernesto Valverde, and the arrival of coach Setien.
The new coach launched the league with a loss from Valencia, and then, in February, the controversy began between Messi and former manager Eric Abidal.
And then Barcelona got out of the cup at the hands of Bilbao.
In March, Barcelona lost El Clásico 2-0 to Real.
Corona
Barcelona lived a difficult time in light of the Corona virus, even when he did not play on the green rectangle, as in April a number of officials submitted a collective resignation, following the scandal that the former president was involved in appointing a public relations company to undermine the reputation of the stars of the team, headed by Lionel Messi And Gerard Pique.
And after the resumption of the league, and after a series of disappointing results, it ended with the crowning of Real Madrid and Barcelona losing its title, leaving the season empty-handed.
The disaster of the eight and Messi fax
The month of August was very bitter for Barcelona, as it witnessed the team’s historic 8-2 loss at the hands of Bayern Munich, the largest in the competition in its history.
This loss led to the sacking of coach Setien, and the arrival of Dutchman Ronald Koeman.
And the pressure on the administration increased.
In the same month, Lionel Messi sent a famous "fax" to the club's management asking him to leave, but Bartomeu's administration at the time categorically refused, forcing the player to complete his contract until its end in 2021, or pay the penalty clause of 750 million euros, to surrender at the end and decide Continuation.
Coman and the loss of confidence
, Koeman's relationship with the team's players began to be tense since the first day, as in the first meeting with Messi, he pressed him, and said that he would not receive special treatment, and his effort on the field only decided his position, while he insisted on his request for the departure of a number of players, headed by Luis Suarez, who is transferred to Atlético.
Bartomeo's departure The Bartomeu
administration formally deported last October, after withdrawing confidence from him, so that the president decided to resign, and the election journey to choose a new president begins next January.
Modest results
Barcelona continued its series of modest results in the league, as it is currently ranked sixth with 25 points, seven points behind the leaders Real and Atletico, and from 15 games, it lost four, tied the same and won seven, while it lost 3-0 in the last match in the first round of the League The champions and at home to Juventus, to lose the top of their group.
This caused a very difficult meeting for the team against Saint-Germain in the final price, next February.
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