Marcelino, the specialist in beating Barcelona finals
Marcelino García Toral has become a specialist in beating Barcelona finals. The Asturian coach who has fit like a glove at Athletic Bilbao, has been proclaimed champion of the Spanish Super Cup with the lions after beating him in 3 days nothing more and nothing less than Real Madrid and Barcelona. The latter have already won 2 endings in a row.
Marcelino and the Copa de 2019 won against Barça also in Seville
Barça and Sevilla have become talisman for Marcelino. Coach, He beat the Catalans as Valencia coach in the Cup final that was played in Seville, at the Benito Villamarín stadium of Real Betis. That day, the Mestalla ensemble led by the Asturian, He was proclaimed Cup champion ahead of Barcelona trained by Ernesto Valverde.
Less than 2 years later and after only 2 weeks as Athletic coach, Marcelino has led the Basques to another new title, 5 years after winning his last Super Cup. Cast, with the Cup final 2020 pending against Real Sociedad.
His departure from Valencia
His traumatic departure from Valencia, after putting him two years in a row in the Champions League and making him a Cup champion, after throwing a pulse to Peter Lim y Anil Murthy, caused a chain reaction in the Mestalla club, that goes downhill and without brakes since the Asturian coach left a year and a half ago.
Many will be pulling their hair to see how Marcelino, win a title again but this time with another shield. But the management of Valencia in recent years deserves a separate chapter.
