Manolas was massive and Valverde's Barcelona lived to my expectations! When he was Olympiakos' coach he dominated the league but suffered from disappointing eliminations in the UEFA Cup/Europe League. Both times the team underperformed at the worst times! Barcelona should have also paid more attention to Athletic Bilbao's run last year in the Europa League last year, where Athletic was eliminated by Apoel Nicosia in a massive upset. I personally think Barcelona needed to change things around a bit more last summer and Valverde's appointment was a missed opportunity. I don't see Barcelona winning the Champions League while he's in charge, but most league games will go his way. Real Madrid for the triple-crown?