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Coutinho, celebrating a goal with the Barça

ALMOST ELEVEN MONTHS SINCE HIS LAST GOAL

Coutinho, with "more desire than ever" after meeting again with the goal at Barça

Published:18/10/2021 - 09:38h

Updated:18/10/2021 - 09:38h

After a complicated injury and several months out, Philippe Coutinho scored again with FC Barcelona, ten months and 17 days after his last goal

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Philippe Coutinho was the attendant to close the victory of the FC Barcelona on Valencia, in a party in which the group directed by Ronald Koeman showed a version ilusionante and left clear that go to litigate to the end. In the final minutes of the meeting, the Barça signed a played fast, after a recovery of Jordi Alba, driving of Coutinho and opening to Memphis, that touched to the especio for Dest, the one who took out a centre and 'Cou', totally only, marked to pleasure.

It was the first goal that the Brazilian marked from ten months ago and 17 days. The last, went the past 29 November 2020 in the victory 4-0 in front of the Osasuna. Against the group 'ché', besides, signed a very positive performance, as it recognised Ronald Koeman in press conference: "it has played with freedom and giving solutions in the midfield. From the first day have believed in Coutinho. It has stepped forward", it aimed the Dutch.

"It has been difficult and hard. Now it is only a scar that does me stronger"

The true is that for 'Cou', after months very difficult recovering of an injury in the external meniscus of the left knee, mark is a true joy and like this has recognised it after the party in the Camp Nou: "All know what have suffered but seat me well. After so much time mark a goal is a very good feeling. Besides the team has won. Have more win that never after happening all what happened. It has been difficult and hard. Now it is only a scar that does me stronger. I want to triumph and be the best Philippe that it can be".

The one of Rio de Janeiro recognised that had "many win to mark a goal", after several months was, recognising that it is "happy with the work that have done" and that only is the principle. A very good news for the Barça, that needs the best version of the footballer. Of the victory, aimed that "we deserved it", standing out also the importance of the fans in the terracings and the excellent collective work.

Philippe Coutinho underlined that "when the fans is with us, promotes us. Play home is very important. In the trainings work hard and know that the situation does not go how wanted to. The victory is an important message of the team. The team has been put from the first moment. We have given the one hundred by one hundred".

With the look put in the Dinamo and Madrid

The Barça will face during this week two parties more, that are key so that the team 'stick' in the Champions League and LaLiga, after a very irregular beginning in both competitions. In this regard, Coutinho stood out that "whenever we play well and win gives us more confidence to us and to the fans. The party of today has been well to show this. Now we have two parties home and have to do it the same or better".