“Each one should take responsibility”

Although most see Barcelona as a favorite in the Saturday final, Ronald Koeman, the last coach who took the Spanish Cup with Barcelona, ​​in 2021, warned that “anything can happen.”

Ronald Koeman: “In a Barca final – Real whatever can happen”

“There are no favorites in such finals. If you analyze it, Barcelona can have better results from a football point of view, but in a match between Barça and Real Madrid anything can happen.

And for Madrid it is a chance to compensate for the disappointment caused by the championship league. I receive criticism for their game and results, but in the final of the cup between two big teams, there are no favorite, ”says the Dutch technician, in an interview with the daily Marca. Koeman triumphed with Barcelona in 2021, in a final won in front of Athletic Bilbao (4-0).

Ronald Koeman: “For me, Carlo Ancelotti is not guilty”

He also spoke about Carlo Ancelotti's situation at Real and defended the Italian coach. “After all, in football, the coaches are the guilt. We must admit that Ancelotti does a great job.

Is the coach who has won the most titles in the world. He's a good, smart coach. He manages a team very well with so many stars, as the real. For me, he is not guilty.

If they do not have the expected results, everyone should take responsibility, but in the end the coach always gets to be the one, ”Koeman commented.

Bayer Leverkusen is looking for replacement to Xabi Alonso

About Ancelotti was written that he would be replaced at the end of the current season, although he has a contract until 2026. Favorite is to take his place is Xabi Alonso, now at Bayer Leverkusen.

In Germany, the tabloid Bild has revealed that the “pharmacists” are already probing the market, looking for a replacement for XABI.

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