Barcelona’s Philippe Coutinho out for 3 months after knee surgery
Football | January 02, 2021 23:00 ISTThe 28-year-old Coutinho underwent "a successful operation on the external meniscus of his left knee," the club said in a statement.
The 28-year-old Coutinho underwent "a successful operation on the external meniscus of his left knee," the club said in a statement.
The Brazilian soccer confederation said late Tuesday that Lyon forward Lucas Paquetá will replace Coutinho for matches against Venezuela on Nov. 13 and Uruguay four days later.
Coutinho has proven to be a key piece in Koeman’s new-look Barcelona. The Dutch coach has moved on from the classic 4-3-3 of Barcelona and shifted to a 4-2-3-1 with Coutinho acting as the central playmaker behind Lionel Messi as striker.
Barcelona's record signing spent this season at Bayern after struggling to make an impact in the previous 18 months at the Camp Nou.
Phil Coutinho's agent has confirmed that the Brazilian wants a move back to the Premier League.
The Brazillian's agent revealed Coutinho has expressed his desire to come back to England with a number of teams interested in acquiring his services.
Coutinho is on a season-long loan at Bayern from Barcelona and has contributed nine goals and eight assists in 32 appearances.
Robert Lewandowski scored two and substitute Thomas Müller grabbed the other as Bayern bounced back from successive 2-1 defeats to Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen.
Lewandowski grabbed the first two goals to take his league-leading tally to nine in five games.
Bayern Munich earlier this week signed Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona on a season-long loan deal which includes an option to buy.
Philippe Coutinho has joined Bayern Munich from Barcelona on a season-long loan which includes an option to buy.
According to reports, the German club also has an option to buy at the end of his loan term.
Philippe Coutinho scored a brace while Everton Soares scored the other as Brazil beat Bolivia 3-0 in the Copa America opener.
Coutinho apparently was injured on Tuesday during the 1-1 draw at Inter Milan in the Champions League.
The victory lifted Barcelona back to the top of the Spanish league with 21 points, while Madrid were left languishing in ninth place with 14 points.
Philippe Coutinho scored in the first minute of stoppage time, and Neymar followed six minutes later to give Brazil a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica at the World Cup.
Brazil's problems keep increasing day by day as their star player Neymar Jr was seen limping out of a practice session due to discomfort in his right ankle.
Barcelona lost 5-4 in a wild game at Levante on Sunday, ruining the champion's chance to become the first team to finish a Spanish league season without a defeat under its current format.
FC Barcelona's club record signing had his first taste in goal for the Catalan club as the Blaugrana defeated Valencia 3-0 on aggregate to reach the finals for a consecutive fifth time.
Coutinho was introduced to the fans at Camp Nou where he received a warm reception sporting the Barca colours.
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