Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has refused to back coach Tata Martino beyond the end of this season.

Martino is expected to leave the job in the summer.

"We respect the coach and still have five league games so we have to move forward. We are very close to the leaders, who may fail. We'll talk about other issues, now let's focus on the league.

"We will support him and give him confidence in the coming games," said Bartomeu.

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