Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino has resigned from his post at Barcelona.
Martino’s side lost the Spanish La Liga title on Saturday, following a 1-1 draw against eventual winners Atletico Madrid, who pipped Barcelona by two points.
It is the first time for ten years that either Barcelona or Real Madrid have not won the Liga title.
Alexis Sanchez opened the scoring for the hosts with a superb drive into the bottom corner, before Diego Godin scored the goal that would win the League title for Madrid.
And the result triggered the resignation of Martino, who stated after the game.
“I want to tell you that I have agreed with the club that I will no longer be Barcelona manager,”Martino, known as Tata, said. “I would like to thank everyone for trusting in me.
“I am sorry that we did not achieve the objectives that this club had been achieving year after year. I would like to thank absolutely everyone. I want to thank the players. I would rather not talk about their qualities as footballers but as people; this club has great people here.”
By Ben Reardon
@BenReardon1
