Coutinho vents after scoring almost a year later at Barcelona: “I felt in my skin”

After almost a year without scoring, Philippe Coutinho came out of the fast. Last Sunday, for the Spanish Championship, the Brazilian was one of the authors of the goals in the victory of Barcelona by 3-1 against Valencia. The shirt 14, who suffered an injury and underwent surgery on his knee, was being challenged and declared that the celebration had been saved for a long time.

“It was a scream that was stuck. We all know what I suffered, but I was the one who felt it. Scoring a goal after such a long time is a very good feeling. Of course, the most important thing is to win, to win again, for the team to play well and gain confidence. It’s a very important period for us and I’m certainly very happy about it,” said Coutinho.

This season, according to Footstats, the Brazilian entered the field on seven occasions, three of them as a starter. In total, he submitted 13 times, gave an assist for the submission and had a 91% pass rate.

After going through troubled moments, Coutinho wants to get rid of the bad phase and hopes to find his best version going forward. “It was hard, difficult, but it’s over. Now it’s a scar that makes me stronger and I look at it like that. Certainly with even more desire to succeed, to do things well and to be the best Philippe possible”, he said.

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End of drought for almost 1 year without shaking the nets! pic.twitter.com/Rtbc1avTFY

— Footstats I2A (@Footstats) October 17, 2021

With the victory at Espanyol, Barcelona moved up to seventh with 15 points. The next appointment will not be easy. On Sunday, the 24th, the team commanded by Koeman receives the vice-leader Real Madrid, at Camp Nou, for the tenth round.