Valverde emerges with strength Barcelona Feels supported and is making plans for next season

Many Barcelona supporters may well have thought the club's elimination from the Champions League at the hands of Liverpool would be the end of Ernesto Valverde's reign as the Blaugrana coach, yet the Spaniard has emerged with strength just days after the embarrassing 4-0 defeat.

Two successive seasons have seen Valverde coach a team that has surrendered a three-goal aggregate lead en route to Champions League humiliation, yet the former Athletic Club coach feels supported by his superiors, and he's already started making his own plans for the team next term.

"I want to take a step forward, I'm not going to hide under a rock," Valverde explained.

"There is nothing like the move to recover."

With regards to Los Cules' summer plans, Valverde has already decided he doesn't want either Kevin-Prince Boateng or Jeison Murillo in his squad next season.

He prefers to hand minutes to La Masia graduates, as he proved against Getafe by giving Abel Ruiz his senior debut.

Various conversations have taken place between Josep Maria Bartomeu and Valverde since the Anfield debacle, yet the coach feels incredibly well supported and the players hope he stays as well.

Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets both spoke publicly in defence of the coach in the aftermath of the victory over Getafe, although the Copa del Rey final could still influence his future.

If Valencia somehow find a way to win the final, the confidence Valverde has from his superiors will evaporate, and the criticism from the stands would only increase, yet for now he remains in full control of his own destiny in Catalonia.