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Ten-man Barca held by Cadiz as De Jong and Koeman see red

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September 23, 2021 FC Barcelona's Memphis Depay in action with Cadiz's Tomas Alarcon REUTERS

Barcelona's stumbling form continued as they were held to a disappointing 0-0 LaLiga draw at Cadiz on Thursday and ended the game with 10 men after Frenkie de Jong was sent off.

To compound their misery, coach Ronald Koeman was dismissed in the dying seconds for dissent after Sergio Busquets had kicked a second ball that was on the pitch into an opposition player to get the game stopped.

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