Just hours after Quique Setien was handed his P45 at Barcelona, their director of football and former player Eric Abidal followed him through the exit door as the club continue to ring the changes.
It was clear to everyone watching that there would be severe repercussions following the dismal 8-2 Champions League loss to Bayern Munich last week.
And president Josep Bartomeu has acted quickly in wielding the axe. Setien was effectively a dead man walking from the moment Bayern were out of sight on that fateful night in Lisbon.
Abidal's future was less clear, but a certain Lionel Messi may have played a part in his eventual dismissal - whether directly or indirectly.
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