Valverde is potentially facing the sack despite retaining the La Liga title and leading them to the final of the Copa del Rey. Despite continued success on the domestic front he has failed time and again in the Champions League and could pay for that with the sack. However, Messi says it is the players who should shoulder most of the blame. Lionel Messi says Ernesto Valverde is not to blame for Barcelona's collapse to Liverpool“That happened two years in a row, that we missed out on the Champions League final. Messi and Barca are currently preparing for the Copa del Rey final

Source: Express May 24, 2019 17:19 UTC