Barcelona striker Braithwaite and his wife dress up as the Joker and Harley Quinn before picking up kids from school

BARCELONA striker Martin Braithwaite became the Joker after a dark night put paid to manager Ronald Koeman.

Braithwaite and wife Anne-Laure Louis Nou-Camped it up as the movie super-villain and sidekick Harley Quinn to pick their kids up from school.

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The Denmark star had a smile on his face (sort of) despite Koeman also turning into an anti-hero - following a shocking run of results.

Barcelona sacked former Holland and Everton chief Koeman after Rayo Vallecano inflicted the Spanish giants' fourth defeat in six matches on Wednesday evening.

Club president Joan Laporta confirmed on Friday Barca are talking to Nou Camp legend Xavi about returning as manager.

And Spain all-time great Xavi, currently in charge of Qatari side Al-Sadd, is tipped to soon take over.

Meanwhile, fans can marvel at the way Braithwaite is conjuring up ways to keep himself amused while he recovers from surgery.

The 30-year-old could be out until Christmas after suffering a knee injury against Getafe in late August.

But he faced his grim outlook with a grin outfit as Anna-Laure posted their new look on her Instagram story.

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The French entrepreneur and TV personality wrote: "Picking up the kids at school like everything is normal."

The couple have two sons together and Braithwaite is also the step-dad of his wife's two kids from a past relationship.

For Barcelona, though, very little is 'normal' at the moment as the often Guardians of the Galacticos have suddenly lost their Venom.

Time for a Nou hero?

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