Another disappointed coach was Dutchman Frank Rijkaard after his Saudi Arabia side failed to progress.
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Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has been criticised for his policy of rotation this season but Soriano backed the Dutchman's decision-making.
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The Cameroon forward, who now plays for Anzhi Makhachkala, tried to walk off only to be persuaded to remain by then manager Frank Rijkaard.
Laporta said the club considered selling Ronaldinho in the summer of 2007 but decided not to after discussions with manager Frank Rijkaard and the player.
Huntelaar becomes the latest in a long list of Dutchmen to join the Rossoneri, following in the footsteps of Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard.
Galatasary, who have won the league title twice in the last four seasons, currently trail rivals Fenerbahce by one point and are coached by Dutchman Frank Rijkaard.
It was Barcelona's 10th straight league win, and put Josep Guardiola equal second on the club's all-time La Liga victories list with 112 as coach, matching Frank Rijkaard.
Dutch coach Frank Rijkaard has injury concerns over both Ronald de Boer and Edwin Van der Sar, who are fighting to be fit for Sunday's clash with Yugoslavia.
He fell out with previous coach Frank Rijkaard after refusing to come on as a substitute during a match in 2007 following his recovery from a broken leg.
After the acrimony surrounding the first leg, this clash also ended in controversy with Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard having to be restrained as a fracas erupted near the tunnel.
Dos Santos, who made his Champions League debut last season under the departed Frank Rijkaard, can again look forward to European football as the London club have qualified for the UEFA Cup.
It put the champions top of the table for the first time this season and made Frank Rijkaard the only Barca coach to lead the Catalans to two victories in the Real Madrid stadium.
He worked with Guus Hiddink, Frank Rijkaard, Louis van Gaal and Dick Advocaat at three World Cups and three European Championships with Netherlands, Russia and Korea, as well as with the Korean national team at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
The Dutch waited 14 years to get their revenge in the Euro 1988 semifinal, also in Germany, but Germany eliminated the Dutch from the semifinals of the 1990 World Cup in a match that boiled over when Dutchman Frank Rijkaard was sent off after spitting at Rudi Voller twice.
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