北京时间1月14日凌晨, 西甲豪门巴萨官方宣布了一记重磅消息, 球队主帅巴尔韦德正式下课, 61岁的赛迪恩将接过教鞭率队执教至2022年。请看本报昨日的报道：

The 55-year-old Valverde, who led Barcelona to successive La Liga titles in 2018 and 2019, came under fire this season for the team’s dip in performance levels even though they top the league standings at the halfway point of the campaign.

Valverde is the first coach Barca has dispensed with in the middle of a campaign since Louis van Gaal was sacked in January 2003 with the team sitting 12th in the standings.

He also won the Copa del Rey in 2018 after taking charge in 2017.

Quique Setien has led Las Palmas to 11th in La Liga — their best finish for 40 years.

Barca is also into the last 16 of the Champions League, where they will face Napoli.

报道中的dispense with就是“免除”的意思。例如：

To enrich one’s life, one can’t dispense with music and literature.

为了丰富生活，一个人不能没有音乐和文学。