Things are so bad in Barcelona that it seems everyone is accusing everyone for their failure. Rijkaard said goodbye to the fans with tears in his eyes at the game against Mallorca. The home defeat after a great 2:0 lead was too much for everyone to take. Half-empty stadium burst with furious fans, for the first time in many years. They all seem to accuse Joan Laporta. Rather unusual, since he did all in his power to make a good team and bring the best players onboard. It was his duty and he did it the best way possible. Everything else was up to players, who obviously failed to live up to expectations for an unknown reason. It remains unclear whether case «Ronaldinho» was the definite breakdown of the team, but it`s irrelevant at this stage. Barcelona finish the championship in a disastrous form and with very poor results. A glorious cycle is over, 2 champions titles, Europe champions title, a very distinctive performance, those are results that Frank Rijkaard and Ronaldinho will be remembered by. Their splitting was also splitting with good results. They will have to gather all their strength on Saturday and win over Murcia in order to save their 3rd place.
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