Angry fans surrounded Ronald Koeman's car and shouted insults at the Barcelona coach as he tried to leave Camp Nou on Sunday following his team's latest painful loss since the departure of Lionel Messi. Barcelona slumped to a 2-1 home defeat to Real Madrid in front of 86,000 spectators back for Camp Nou's first “clásico” match without crowd restrictions since the pandemic. Video clips on social media showed the fans surrounding Koeman's car and preventing him from moving while the Dutch coach was trying to leave the stadium after Barcelona suffered a fourth consecutive loss in its confrontations with Real Madrid. The Catalan club issued a statement Twitted on its account saying that “publicly condemning the violent acts and disrespect experienced by our couch outside Camp Nou” and promised to take measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Barcelona is ninth in the league with 15 points from nine matches, six points behind Real Sociedad, who played ten matches. Koeman is under pressure following the team's poor results, which has led to speculation about his future at the club.