Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman acknowledged that he was "screwed" when he learned this Monday the news of the arrest of the former president of the Barça entity Josep Maria Bartomeu.

"I know Bartomeu well and I also know

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(the general manager also detained by the so-called 'Barçagate'). He feels very bad for them, I had important moments with them. Bartomeu has always been an exceptional person for me," he said in the preview of the Copa de del Rey match against Sevilla.

In any case, the Dutch coach admitted that "for the image of the club it is not good" that this type of episode happens, although he made it clear that it will not affect the performance of the team.

"We have to wait for what can happen, I was not there. But we have to concentrate on our work and overcome tomorrow's game," he said.

On the other hand, he insisted that he remains outside the electoral process and that he is not affected by the appearance of names of coaches who could relieve him on the bench of the Barça team.

"We know that there are debates and names have come up. This does not worry me at all. We have to wait who comes as president and his plan. And, if I do not see a future, we are going to have problems, because I have one more year of contract" , he concluded.

"Going back would be a tremendous injection"

Barça have to overcome the 2-0 in the first leg to qualify for the final and repeating the score of that league duel at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán would allow them, at least, to force the extension, but Koeman knows there is no margin of error , because the team can't afford to fit in.

"We know it is a 2-0 against and it is a bad result to come back, but there are options. Nothing is impossible," said Koeman, who gave the keys to be in the final: "We need more effectiveness than we have shown lately. ; in addition to a clean sheet, which will be vital in tomorrow's game, "he said.

In the last league match, the Barça coach successfully recovered his 3-5-2.

Repeating it is an option - "it is possible to play with three behind," he insisted - but he recalled that it is the players who make a system good.

"The most important thing in the system is the mentality of the team. You have to try to pressure and be together when possible. The other day we played with three centrals, but we also pressed a lot," he said.

For Koeman it would be "important" to be able to come back.

"It would be a very important injection for the future of this season," underlined the Dutch coach, who surprisingly has recovered

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, but surely will not be able to count on Araujo.

"There are things that can hardly be explained. This morning he has trained without any problems," he said about the Canarian attacker, who retired injured in the last duel against the Andalusian team and who was predicted at least two weeks out.

On the other hand, he is more pessimistic with the Uruguayan central defender.

"Araujo has not been with the group because he has some discomfort. We will see tomorrow in the last training session and we will decide if he enters the list."

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