- Barcelona beaten 3-0 and bottom of Champions League group
- De Jong says ‘hard work and being united’ key to bouncing back
A 3-0 defeat at Benfica in the Champions League heaped more pressure on Barcelona’s under-fire manager, Ronald Koeman, but the midfielder Frenkie de Jong said sacking him would not solve the club’s problems.
Barcelona have made a poor start to the season, languishing in sixth spot in La Liga, five points off the leaders, Real Madrid, and suffering back-to-back 3-0 defeats in the Champions League after losing their opener to Bayern Munich.