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Barcelona coach Valverde: I deserve chance to make things right

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde is adamant he's the right man in charge after their Copa del Rey final defeat to Valencia.

Barca were stunned in Seville as they produced another flat performance.

"Coaches always want to turn things around," Valverde said after the game at the Estadio Benito Villamarin.

"If you gave me the choice of falling in the final or quarter-final, I'd have preferred the final.

"If I could have chosen between the Champions League quarter-finals or semi-finals, I'd have said semi-finals."

Valencia weren't dominant, but made the most of their opportunities, which Valverde acknowledged himself.

"They are great on the counter attack and they were very effective," he said.

"We played in their half and arrived easily into the area around their box, but we lacked a spark to finish the moves."

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