Valverde's reputation on the line after latest continental capitulation

Soccer Football - Champions League Semi Final Second Leg - Liverpool v FC Barcelona - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - May 7, 2019 Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde before the match Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Ernesto Valverde's future as Barcelona coach hangs in the balance after presiding over a second shock Champions League elimination following Tuesday's incredible 4-0 surrender at Liverpool, in which he again showed his inexperience.

Barca went into the semi-final second leg with a dream 3-0 advantage but, just as he had done in last season's harrowing exit to AS Roma in the quarter-finals, Valverde fielded the same starting line-up as in the first leg.