Koeman has 11 or 12 games to convince new Barça president to keep him on
That's how many matches Barcelona have before a president is elected on Jan. 24
With the Champions League parked until February, Barcelona turn their attention to La Liga, although they also have the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup coming up in the new year.
In the 45 days leading up to elections in January, when a new president will be chosen, Ronald Koeman's side have nine league games, one cup game and one or two Spanish Super Cup fixtures, depending or not on if they make the final. Then, on Jan. 24, a new president will be elected.
With Barça ninth in the table, 12 points back from top spot, Koeman's team must go on a winning run. Barça have more league games than most coming up because on Wednesday they play Real Sociedad in a game brought forward to allow for the Super Cup, while they play Athletic at San Mames on Jan. 6 in a game that was postponed earlier in the season.
In addition, they play Levante (Dec. 13), Valencia (Dec. 19) and Eibar (Dec. 29) at Camp Nou and travel to Real Valladolid (Dec. 22). In January they have three more league games away from home (Huesca, Granada and Elche).
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The Copa del Rey returns on the week of the elections (Jan. 20) and the Super Cup semifinals will be played on Jan. 13 and Jan. 14, with the final on Jan. 17.
Koeman has six and a half weeks to turn the situation around and earn the confidence of the new president. After back-to-back defeats against Cadiz and Juventus, he's been left with very little room for erros.
SCHEDULE BEFORE ELECTION
- 13 December Barcelona-Levante (13ª jornada Liga)
- 16 December Barcelona-Real Sociedad (19ª jornada Liga)
- 19 December Barcelona-Valencia (14ª jornada Liga)
- 22 December Valladolid-Barcelona (15ª jornada Liga)
- 29 December Barcelona-Eibar (16ª jornada Liga)
- 3 de January Huesca-Barcelona (17ª jornada Liga)
- 6 de January Athletic-Barcelona (2ª jornada Liga)
- 10 January Granada-Barcelona (18ª jornada Liga)
- 13/14 January Barcelona-? (semifinal of Supercopa de España)
- 17 January Final Supercopa de España?
- 20 January Barcelona-? (1/16 Copa del Rey)
- 24 January Elche-Barcelona (20ª jornada Liga)
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