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Philippe Coutinho and Neymar Jr, happiness and sadness in the final of Lisbon

FIRST 'OREJONA' FOR 'COU'

Coutinho and Neymar, smiles and tears in a final with Barcelona flavour

Published:24/08/2020 - 00:01h

Updated:24/08/2020 - 00:02h

Philippe Coutinho conquered the first Champions League of his career this Sunday and, in passing, snatched a 'orejona' to his compatriot Neymar Jr, who still doesn't know what is to win it with the PSG

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The history is used to to remember more to the victorious that to the losers, but in this particular tale of the Champions League 2019-20 (for the Barça, more resembled a nightmare) surely remember more the defeat of Neymar Jr that the victory of Philippe Coutinho. It suffices with recalcar that 'Ney' was the fuselage insignia of the PSG in his aspirations for conquering the 'orejona' this Sunday, whereas Coutinho went in advanced the second half, like revulsivo, and hardly had incidence in the game of the Bayern Munich.

In spite of everything, the one who finish smiling was the second and no the first. Because Coutinho, with the League of Champions that won in Lisbon, can celebrate to the big the first title of similar calibrate that it achieves in his career. Neither in the Liverpool neither in the FC Barcelona had attained it, and the success has arrived him during a curious cession in the Bavarian team, having marked a doublet to the Barça in the quarter-finals.

Paradoxes aside, the one who is not for histories is Neymar Jr. The Brazilian star abandoned the Barcelona in summer of 2017 with the will to plough an own way and win trophies like the Champions League and the Balloon of Gold, thinking that if it moved away of Leo Messi would have more possibilities. The time is showing that it is not like this, although yes it is true that has made history when arriving to a final of League of Champions with the PSG.

'Ney' Finish shattered anímicamente after the meeting of this Sunday in front of the Bavarians, and could him see cry in the French bench before the commissioners of the UEFA did delivery of the corresponding medals and insignia to the champions and runners-up.

Coutinho And Neymar, with the same Champions

Now, Neymar Jr and Coutinho have the same Champions: one. The first, the one who won with the FC Barcelona in the final of 2015 against the Juventus (3-1), in Berlin. And 'Cou' the one of this Sunday, in which it has not been a transcendental player for the Bayern but, in spite of everything, has been able to contribute his granite of sand and make some that another good party.

Coutinho Has been, along the greater part of the season, one of the first changes of Hansi Flick going out of the bench. His statistics are not for nothing bad, with 11 goals and 9 assistances in the 37 parties that has contested, the majority of them incomplete. The good do of Müller, added to the indispensable Gnabry and Eat, have not allowed him enjoy of more options. And to this it is necessary to add to Perisic and to the rest of big players of this Bavarian staff, that already has gone in in the history of the football.