Valverde wobbles Barcelona The latest loss leaves him on a tightrope

Barcelona won't be in Sunday's Supercopa de Espana final after their collapse against Atletico Madrid on Thursday night.

Los Rojiblancos again highlighted the Catalans' shortcomings and defensive errors to score twice in the last 10 minutes.

The game provided even more ammunition for Barcelona's critics, and especially those of Ernesto Valverde.

But the board won't make a decision on a whim, and they've been clear that the coach won't be sacked before the end of the season.

Valverde only renewed his contract last season, but the two parties could go their separate ways this summer, even though Luis Suarez said that the loss was no fault of his.

The Champions League collapses against Roma and Liverpool did him a lot of damage, as did the Copa del Rey defeat to Valencia, but he kept his job.

Messi admits mistakes

"We have to be more united than ever, be a strong group and move forward," Lionel Messi said afterwards.

"We have much to improve and we are aware of it, but today we took a step beyond the defeat.

"We are aware that we have not been doing things as we would have liked or the way we can.

"This year we will try to continue on the path of what we did today and not make the childish mistakes we made."

Antoine Griezmann followed the same line as his captain.

"I think we lost due to our own errors, and they had the legs at the end," Griezmann said.

"It cost us and we have to work hard in order to continue.

"We all made errors. I played a bad pass and then their goal arrived.

"They are errors which can cost you a Champions League or a league title."