📊 Ernesto Valverde's Barcelona career in Opta numbers | OneFootball

On Monday, Barcelona did what they were expected to do a long time ago, as they sacked Ernesto Valverde after two-and-a-half years in charge.

While former Real Betis boss Quique Setién will take over, let’s take a look at his career in Opta numbers.

69.5 per cent – In 95 LaLiga matches in charge, Valverde won 66 games, while drawing 22 and losing just seven. The 69.5 per cent win-rate ranks fifth in the history of the club.

97 – Valverde won 97 matches with Barcelona in all competitions.

36 – Valverde went unbeaten in his first 36 LaLiga games, which remains the longest sequence for a new manager in the history of LaLiga. They won 27 of those matches.

43 – With Luis Enrique going unbeaten in his final seven games in charge, Barcelona went 43 games without a loss – the longest streak in LaLiga history.

4 – Valverde won four trophies with Barcelona – two LaLiga titles (2017-18 and 2018-19), the 2018 Copa del Rey, and the 2018 Supercopa de España.

213 – Valverde has won 213 LaLiga games in his career at Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia, and Villarreal – which ranks fifth-most of all time.

9 – Beating Real Madrid is a sure-fire way to win over the sceptics and Valverde has toasted nine victories over Los Blancos this century. No manager has managed more in the 21st century (level with Pep Guardiola and Diego Simeone).

0-3 and 0-4 – The main reason Valverde likely got the sack so quickly was his inability to have success in the Champions League. In the last two semi-finals, Barcelona beat Roma 4-1 and Liverpool 3-0, respectively, in the first legs at home. However, they famously blew both leads on the road.

112 – During Valverde’s reign, Lionel Messi scored 112 times while providing 46 assists. Messi was involved in 47.9 per cent of Barcelona’s 238 LaLiga goals under Valverde.

123 – Gerard Pique was the most consistent player in Valverde’s XI, as he accumulated 123 starts under the now former Barcelona boss.