Ernesto Valverde reaches LaLiga match no.50 in charge of Barça

Ernesto Valverde reaches LaLiga match no.50 in charge of Barça

Ernesto Valverde durante un partido del Barça en el Camp Nou
Ernesto Valverde durante un partido del Barça en el Camp Nou | Valentí Enrich

The coach has a 73.5% win rate and has only lost two of his previous 49 matches in charge

This afternoon Ernesto Valverde will take charge of FC Barcelona for the 50th time in LaLiga. Their opponents at the Camp Nou are Quique Setien's Real Betis.

Since he arrived, Valverde has overseen 76 matches as head coach (49 LaLiga, 14 Champions League, 10 Copa del Rey and 3 Spanish Super Cup).

The stats for Valverde in those 49 LaLiga matches are excellent as he's picked up 36 wins (73.5%), 12 draws (24.5%) and 2 defeats (2%).

In the 2017/18 season, Barça finished the season with 28 victories, 9 draws and 1 defeat. That loss came against Levante in the penultimate week of the season. It also brought an end to Barcelona's unbeaten run.

In spite of that slip up, Valverde's team set a new Spanish record after going 43 matches unbeaten. That run started back on the 31st gameweek of the 2016/17 season.

Ahead of the match between Barça and Betis this afternoon, Valverde's team are top of the table with 7 victories, 3 draws and a single defeat (away to Leganes on gameweek six).

   

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