The French forward had to settle for the 17 jersey for his debut campaign with the Catalan club because the 7 was occupied by Philippe Coutinho, who later left on loan to join Bayern Munich.
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Bayern Munich midfielder Philippe Coutinho underwent minor surgery on his right ankle on Friday and will start his rehabilitation programme in about two weeks.
The latter has scored in all competitions for the Bavarians this season and wasted no time in handing his side the advantage with an opening goal after just three minutes.
Defeat in the German Super Cup to Borussia Dortmund and a 2-2 home draw with Hertha Berlin in their Bundesliga opener last week made for a disappointing start to the season for the Bavarians.
Bayern will pay a loan fee of 8.5 million euros and pay his wages. They have the option of making the deal permanent for a fee of 120 million euros.
Brazil’s Philippe Coutinho might be in line for a strange double on Tuesday night, as he was whistled by some FC Barcelona supporters at the Camp Nou.
Brazil’s Philippe Coutinho might be in line for a strange double on Tuesday night as he was whistled by some FC Barcelona supporters at the Camp Nou.
The contest was delicately poised following a goalless draw in the first leg, but Ernesto Valverde’s side were far too strong for Lyon in the second leg
After a 2-0 defeat in Seville last week, in which they rested key players, the Catalans broke the deadlock in the 13th minute
FC Barcelona shelled out a club record 160 million euros (£143.7 million) to prise Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool, yet one year on from his signing, the Brazilian is struggling.
Barcelona forward Philippe Coutinho has returned to training ahead of this weekend’s La Liga match against Atletico Madrid after missing two weeks with a thigh problem.
Philippe Coutinho has been ruled out for two to three weeks with a small muscle tear in his left thigh, Barcelona have confirmed.
Barcelona have regained top spot in La Liga and piled more pressure on the shoulders of beleaguered Real Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui courtesy of a 5-1 win in the first Clasico of the season on Sunday.
Ousmane Dembele replaced Messi in the 25th minute after the Argentine was examined by club doctors on the sidelines following a challenge by Sevilla’s Franco Vazquez
Messi ran amok at Wembley Stadium, slicing Spurs apart with incisive passes from deep, such as the one that allowed Philippe Coutinho to open the scoring.
Barcelona have confirmed that midfielder Philippe Coutinho has been handed the number seven shirt.
Liverpool winger Sadio Mane has been handed the number 10 shirt for the 2018-19 season.
The La Liga champions revealed that they had a club-record income of €914 million (£808.7 million), with profits of €13 million (£11.5 million) after tax.
This they did by pelting the bus of the team, which included Neymar, with stones
After a goalless first half, Neymar soon gave Brazil the lead