Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde named All Football Coach of March

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has been named All Football Coach of the Month for March.

Valverde leads our All Football Coach of the Month five-man list of nominees, beating Manchester City coach Guardiola, Juventus coach Allegri & Co to the award with the most votes cast from Afers.

Valverde won all the major games in March staying atop in La Liga while reaching Champions League last 8.

Barcelona beat Real Madrid, Vallecano, Real Betis, and Espanyol in La Liga, extending winning streak to six league matches, after which they sit 10 points above Atletico Madrid clear at the top.

In particular, the 1-0 win over Real Madrid became Barca's third Clasico win of the season, turning the Catalans into Clasico kings overtaking Madrid with 96 wins.

Moreover, Valverde's men thrashed Lyon with a 5-1 aggregate win to reach Champions League last 8 with 30-consecutive unbeaten European games run at Camp Nou.

The 55-year-old Spaniard found the best way to trigger the best of Messi who scored 8 goals and delivered 3 assists in a single month to help the Blaugrana stay in red-hot form.

However, a much-rotated Barcelona side lost 1-0 to Girona in Catalan Cup which somehow cost a perfect month.

With Man Utd clashes to come in April, can Valverde lead Barcelona into Champions League semi-finals and keep their bid for a treble-winning season ongoing?