FC Barcelona suffered a setback after a Test on Sunday left Philippe Coutinho out of their next Champions League home match against Juventus. Coutinho, who has been Ronald Koeman’s top consistent player since the start of the 2020–21 campaign, suffered a hamr tendon injury, however, the club provided a return date for the player.
“A check on Sunday morning revealed that Philippe Coutinho had an injury to his left femoral biceps (hamr tendon). The precise length of their absence depends on the evolution of the injury,” the La Liga club said of an official on its website.
Coutinho started the Classic on Saturday, with Barca losing 3–1 at home, and played the 90 minutes. He has played a total of six competitive matches so far this season (five in La Liga and one in the Champions League), scoring one goal. in competition.
After a first season at Camp Nou after his $185 million signing from Liverpool FC in the January 2018 season, Coutinho ceded to Bayern Munich before the 2019–20 season and helped Bayern Munich achieve a national hat-trick last season. opposite their parent club, Barcelona, in a very good 8-2 win in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but the Bundesliga team chose not to definitely point to the Brazilian game creator.
When this year’s summer signing window began, Barcelona was in a hurry to get rid of Coutinho, but the new Barcelona manager Koeman has made it clear that Coutinho still has a long career at Camp Nou and that the Brazilian midfielder is a long way off included in his long-term plans for the club.
Philippe Coutinho of FC Bayern Munich Photo: Gettty Images Philippe Coutinho of FC Bayern Munich
Since then, Koeman has been rewarded for his confidence in the 28-year-old, who has scored two goals and provided two assists in six appearances for the Blaugrana in the current season.
After beating Ferencvaros 5-1 in the First Match of Group G of the Champions League, Barcelona will seek defeat to Juventus at Allianz Stadium on Wednesday. The Portuguese moved from Real Madrid to Juventus, but Ronaldo is lately absent as he is still recovering after being positive at COVID-19.