Pressure mounts on Barca boss Koeman after Cadiz draw

Ronald Koeman. Pic/AFP

Barcelona made it three games without a victory on Thursday as a goalless draw with Cadiz further weakened Ronald Koeman's position as coach.

Frenkie de Jong was sent off in the 65th minute but holding on for a draw will earn little credit for Koeman, who was also shown a red card.

Whether Koeman is still in the post for Barca's game at home to Levante on Sunday remains to be seen.

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"You have to always try to win each game, but you have to be realistic, you have to see the squad we have, the people we're missing," said Koeman.

Barcelona are already seven points behind La Liga's early leaders Real Madrid, albeit having played a game fewer, to go with a poor start in the Champions League after last week's 3-0 opening defeat by Bayern Munich.

A 1-1 draw with Granada on Monday did little to boost morale, with Koeman coming in for heavy criticism after finishing the game with central defenders Gerard Pique and Ronald Araujo up front.

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