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Koeman admits Cadiz defeat is ‘giant step backwards’ for Barcelona

Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman said Saturday’s defeat to Cadiz was a “giant step backwards” after watching his team slip 12 points behind leaders Atletico Madrid.

It was another poor performance on the road from the Catalan giants who have now lost three of their five away fixtures in La Liga in 2020-21.

Koeman’s men had been in good form ahead of the game with big wins over Dynamo Kiev, Ferencvaros and Osasuna, but there’s no doubt this is a big setback.

“It’s a giant step backwards in our chances of fighting for LaLiga.