After a crushing defeat, the "Almeria" coach was fired by the Barcelona club © EuroFootball.com

Defeat "Barcelona" club in the Spanish championship cost the job of Juan Manuel Lillo, the coach of "Almeria" team.

Immediately after the match, which ended with a crushing 8-0 victory for the Catalans, a meeting of the team leaders took place and it was decided that the 45-year-old Lillo would no longer be the coach.

"The decision was made solely for sporting reasons - the results shown in recent weeks have been poor, we are once again in the relegation zone," - said in a statement from "Almeria".