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at April 20, 2019 0

Philippe Coutinho does not stop and continues his business. After the gesture in his celebration, in which he insults and provokes the Barça crowd, he has now posted a photo on Instagram that sets the Camp Nou on fire.
Far from asking for forgiveness, what he does is take away guilt and send another hint to the fans. " We must never listen to people who can discourage us because their discourses will only deviate us from the true approach we must take ."
A philosophical phrase in which he takes pride in what he has done and leaves a clear message. He does not care what they say about him, even though the criticisms are more than justifiable.
But it does not end there. To culminate, release a " Never in my life I did not respect anyone on or off the field " that has filled the patience of the wardrobe and the board.
No one is stupid and it is well known that Coutinho's gesture was a clear offense. At least, they expected an apology, or to show their faces. But nothing. The '7' tries to hide and find excuses that are of little value.
It is a 'hot potato' and there is no remedy or solution. It will leave Barça, although it does not yet have a definite destination, in a sale to the downside, since no club seems willing to pay the same that was paid for it a year ago, 160 million euros.
Is on the street.
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at April 18, 2019 0

The former Anfield favorites will return with Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Liverpool will come up against former Anfield favorites Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho in the Champions League semi-finals.
The Reds secured their place in the last four of the competition with a 4-1 away win against Porto, completing a 6-1 aggregate success.
They will now face Barcelona in a mouthwatering semi-final following their thrashing of Manchester United on Tuesday.
Suarez and Coutinho have both not played against Liverpool in a competitive match since their moves from Anfield to the Nou Camp.
Coutinho left in a £140m deal in January 2018 while Suarez ended his stay on Merseyside in the summer of 2014.
Both are likely to feature in the two legs, fitness permitting, and Jurgen Klopp was asked about the proposition of taking on two former Liverpool stars.
"Honestly, the only thing I am thinking about is Cardiff on Sunday," the Reds boss said.
"For these two boys, it is very special, because they are Liverpool legends.
"But I don't think it will be a friendly game, we have to fight and work and they will do that as well.
"It is a wonderful game, Liverpool vs Barcelona in the semi-finals. Now let's try to do the best there and we will see what happens.
Barca also faces the unenviable task of trying to stop Lionel Messi with the Argentine scoring twice to down United at the Nou Camp.

On coming up against the Barca skipper, Klopp added: "Thank God I don’t have to think about that tonight. I have a few nights.
"No one has so far managed it but we will try. We have a few jobs before that."


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at April 16, 2019 0

Barcelona will look to secure a place in the last four of the Champions League as they host Manchester United on Tuesday night.
The Catalan giants hold a 1-0 advantage from the first leg at Old Trafford in their quarter-final tie and are now considered strong favorites to complete the job at home.
However, United remain a threat as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side know that they can cause their rivals' problems after the first meeting, despite failing to register a shot on target.
With the pace, movement, and quality that they have in the final third though, they could be a handful on the counter-attack and that is something Barcelona will have to prepare for and nullify.
After being rested at the weekend, several key stalwarts are back in coach Ernesto Valverde’s squad, as seen in the club’s tweet below.
Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, and Gerard Pique were all absent in the draw with Huesca, but they all return for this crunch showdown.
Ousmane Dembele also gets the nod as he continues his recovery from an injury, and after featuring on Saturday, the Frenchman is ready to provide Valverde with another key option in attack to pose a different threat to the Red Devils.
The 21-year-old recovered to make the bench in the first leg, but having now got minutes under his belt after missing four consecutive La Liga games with a muscle injury, he’ll hope to play a more prominent role.
Based on the reaction below, it’s fair to say that many Barcelona fans are delighted to have him return to the fold, and they’ll hope that he can prove to be decisive to seal their place in the semi-finals having bagged 14 goals and eight assists in 36 games so far this season.
It’s a strong squad for Barcelona and Valverde, and few will go against them securing the result they need to advance.

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at April 10, 2019 0

Manchester United vs Barcelona

The Champions League quarterfinal action continues on Wednesday with Man United taking on Barcelona.
Man United are through to the final eight following an incredible win at PSG in the last round.
Can Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side overcome Barcelona over 180 minutes?
That will prove a tough ask, as Barcelona are flying at the moment.
The Catalans could end up winning the treble this season, as they are on course to win La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

No Anthony Martial: Man United likely XI

The Manchester Evening News have gone about guessing at how Man United may line-up at Old Trafford tonight.
Solskjaer is expected to throw caution to the wind playing a 4-3-3 formation.
Can Man United really go toe-to-toe with Barca and win?
According to M.E.N, Anthony Martial will be omitted from the starting XI.
Marcus Rashford is tipped to play out wide, while Romelu Lukaku may start through the middle.
Jesse Lingard will be deployed in the attacking right forward role.
In midfield, M.E.N predicts that Fred will get the nod at kick-off. Alternatively, Nemanja Matic could start in that role instead. Elsewhere, Scott McTominay and Paul Pogba will be picked in the XI.  READ MORE

No Ousmane Dembele: Barcelona likely XI

Although he returned to first-team training last week, Ousmane Dembele isn’t expected to line-up in Barcelona’s XI.
That’s according to the Times, who predicts that Leo Messi, Luis Suarez, and Philippe Coutinho will lead the Spanish attack.
Barcelona’s midfield three is predicted to be Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic and Arthur.
At the back, French centre-half Clement Lenglet is tipped to start alongside Gerard Pique. READ MORE
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at April 06, 2019 0

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful of signing five new players when the transfer window reopens while also clearing some deadwood.
The Norwegian was appointed as the club’s new permanent manager last week, following a hugely successful three months as caretaker boss.
Unfortunately, United’s form has taken a turn for the worst in recent weeks, with three defeats in their last four outings putting them in real danger of missing out on Champions League qualification.
However, there are still six games left of the Premier League season to put the situation right and the Red Devils have a European Cup quarterfinal against Barcelona to look forward to additionally.
Solskjaer is already looking beyond the current campaign though, with the transfer market set to reopen in May. According to The Telegraph, the United manager is plotting a major squad overhaul and he expects to bring in five new players ahead of the 2019-20 campaign.
Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho, Crystal Palace full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Napoli center-back Kalidou Koulibaly are all thought to be on the club’s radar, along with Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi and West Ham star Declan Rice – as per The Telegraph.
The Red Devils are also expected to offload five current squad members later in the year – as the Daily Mirror reports – with several stars coming towards the end of their existing contracts.
Ander Herrera and Juan Mata are both set to become free agents this summer, while Antonio Valencia, Matteo Darmian and Marcos Rojo have already been deemed surplus to requirements.
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Ander Herrera set to leave Manchester United for PSG on a free transfer
Mata and Herrera have both been offered extensions recently, but neither man has been able to reach an agreement with United senior officials and Paris Saint Germain are chasing the latter’s signature with some vigour.
The Telegraph also states that United have been linked with Sporting Lisbon’s Bruno Fernandes, Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez and Barcelona playmaker Philippe Coutinho, with speculation intensifying as the season draws to a close.
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Coutinho is a rumored transfer target for Man United
Old Trafford could soon bear witness to several huge changes and Solskjaer has the unenviable task of molding a new team capable of challenging for major silverware once again.

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at April 05, 2019 0

Barcelona is reportedly considering selling six of their stars in order to raise funds for a summer transfer splurge.
The club’s hierarchy is continuing to plan for the future and is reported to be anticipating another active summer in the transfer market.
They have already completed the signing of Dutch star Frankie De Jong from Ajax and remain interested in his team-mate, central defender Matthijs de Light.
Atletico Madrid frontman Antoine Griezmann is another player they have been monitoring for some time, but the Catalan giants are aware that they must “balance the accounts” before making any large investments and want to raise over £200m, according to ESPN.
To that end, the futures of first-team stars Philippe Coutinho, Ivan Rakitic and Samuel Umtiti are under threat.
The trio has been regulars for Barca boss Ernesto Valverde this season, but for one reason or another, they are seen as dispensable by the club’s board.
Coutinho has largely struggled since arriving from Liverpool 18 months ago, and although the report states that Barcelona is committed to his development – they are willing to listen to offers of around £90m.
Rakitic, meanwhile, is reported to have been unhappy at the club’s signing of Dutchman De Jong, although Valverde has told the Croatian schemer that he remains pivotal to his plans moving forward.
The 31-year-old, who has been strongly linked with Manchester United, has a contract until 2021 but is keen to have that extended – something that Barca has so far showed no intention to do.
De Ligt’s potential arrival could also signal the end of France star Umtiti’s stay, although the Frenchman admits he is keen to remain at the Nou Camp.
First team squad stars Jasper Cillessen, Rafinha and Malcom are also believed to be up for grabs this summer as Barca look for better bench options next season, as reported in the Daily Star.


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at April 03, 2019 0

PHILIPPE COUTINHO would prefer to leave Barcelona for Chelsea rather than Manchester United, reports claim.

Philippe Coutinho is facing an uncertain future at Barcelona and, amid his struggles over at the Nou Camp, has been tipped to join either Manchester United or Chelsea when the transfer window reopens.
The Brazil international found the net in last night’s thrilling 4-4 draw with Villarreal.
But Coutinho has looked out of his depth at Barcelona ever since his huge £142million arrival from Liverpool back in January 2018.
As a result of his ongoing struggles, talk of a move away from Catalonia is gathering pace ahead of the summer transfer window.

And Sport is reporting the 27-year-old would be unwilling to join United due to the fact he still remains loyal to former club Liverpool.
The Reds themselves, however, would unlikely fork out for their former No 10 because of the way he left the club.
It has also been reported in the past that Liverpool deems the playmaker too expensive.
But it is claimed Coutinho is, however, willing to join Chelsea.
And that is because the Blues already have four Brazilians at the club in something that would make him more inclined to sign.
Chelsea have Emerson Palmieri, Jorginho, Willian and David Luiz all strutting their stuff at Stamford Bridge.
And, with the Blues primed to lose Eden Hazard to Real Madrid, Coutinho could join as a direct replacement - although they are currently banned from signing players for the next two transfer windows.
Meanwhile, La Liga expert Guillem Balague recently claimed that Barcelona thought their Samba star to be DEPRESSED over at the Nou Camp.
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at April 02, 2019 0

Chelsea will make a move for Philippe Coutinho as a replacement for Eden Hazard if their transfer ban is delayed, according to reports in Spain. The Brazil international has struggled to shine at Camp Nou since his €160 million (£142m) move from Liverpool last summer and is reportedly considering his future. Last week, reports claimed that Coutinho has already told his Brazil teammates during the international break that leaving Barcelona is a genuine possibility at the end of the season.

Chelsea, meanwhile, has already launched an appeal to the FIFA Appeals Committee after being hit with a transfer ban for two windows for breaching rules relating to overseas players under the age of 18. Chelsea is already facing a difficult summer as Eden Hazard looks set to complete his move to Real Madrid.
And according to Sport, Chelsea is planning to use the transfer fee they receive from Hazard to fund a move for Coutinho. The report also claims that Coutinho would welcome the chance to play for Chelsea as he would link up with Willian and David Luiz, as well as Brazil-born duo Jorginho and Emerson Palmieri.

But Chelsea, who are hopeful that their transfer ban will be delayed, will face competition from both Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain. PSG attempted to sign Coutinho ahead of Barcelona in the summer of 2017, while United have reportedly begun talks to sign the 26-year-old.
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at March 29, 2019 0

Coutinho as a claim. The Brazilian of Barça is in the spotlight at the Camp Nou where he has already priced.
The one who puts 100 million for 'Couti' will take it wrapped as a gift.
Manchester United is not willing to reach these figures by a player who is already a problem in the club but would release 80 between fixed and variable with a single intention: to attract Neymar United.
The Old Trafford club wants to take advantage of Real Madrid's doubts with 'Ney' to assault the operation and dress the Brazilian from 'red devil'. For them, he is even willing to play for Premier Coutinho, his great friend in Brazil.
A Brazil that these days takes out chest for which it was its star. Some words that go better than good to a Barça that needs the player to recover his cache to do a good business in summer.
"Coutinho is reserved, very humble and a person that everyone wants to have near," explains Leiva, a Brazilian from Lazio. "When people do not know him, he may think that his reserved nature is because he is sad. I was with him a little while ago and I saw him very happy. I do not see him sad. People talk because they are not close to him, it's normal, "he says.
"A player with his career has to have a competitive nature, if not, I would not have gotten there," reiterates Leiva, to finish: "It has the quality and intensity needed to play extreme and in the middle of the field, you can adapt according to the game, I have no doubt that Barça's wardrobe wants him, it is impossible not to love Coutinho. "

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at March 22, 2019 0

hat’s the verdict of ESPN’s Barca correspondent Samuel Marsden amid suggestions Coutinho could soon be sold.
The Brazilian play-maker cost £142million when he joined from Liverpool in January 2018 but his form has dipped after an impressive first six months at the Nou Camp.
Coutinho’s first full season with the La Liga heavyweights has yielded nine goals and five assists but he has just one assist and no goals in his last 16 La Liga appearances and as regularly been used from the bench.
The 26-year-old is shorn of confidence and the lack of return has led to suggestions that Barca could look to offload the South American this summer.
Manchester United have been touted as a possible destination but Goal reports that a return to the Premier League is unlikely following a five-year spell with Liverpool in which he reportedly struggled to fully settle.
Instead, Paris Saint-Germain is a possible switch - a move which would allow him to link up with several compatriots in close friend Neymar, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos and Dani Alves.
Goal even claims Barca would be willing to discuss offers around €80m (£68.8m) for Coutinho - who cost them €120m (£103m) upfront less than 18 months ago.
And Marsden thinks the chief reasoning for Coutinho’s failure to find his best form in Spain is because he has not been utilized in the role he was expected to play when he first joined the club.
Philippe Coutinho had initially enjoyed a promising first six months at the Nou Camp (Image: GETTY)
Philippe Coutinho is Barca's“I’m not sure his form is done with the fee, I think it’s more to do with a positional thing,” Marsden told the Liverpool Echo’s Blood Red podcast.
“Robert Fernandez, the sporting director who signed him, but who is now not in the job, he does punditry on television, and he’s spoken a bit about Coutinho in the last few weeks.
“He’s of the firm opinion that Coutinho’s best position would be in midfield, and the idea was that he would come and sort of step into [Andres] Iniesta’s role, on that inside left the position, and from the start of the season that’s where we did see him play.
“But Valverde quickly dropped him from that role because he felt that Barca needed a midfield prepared to work more and defend, and having Coutinho was almost like having a fourth attacker rather than having a third midfielder. 
“So Coutinho was then moved to the left-wing and [Ousmane] Dembele was dropped and there were problems with Dembele.

“But then Coutinho got injured, Dembele got his act together, got into the team and did well. 
Philippe Coutinho has been in frustrating form for Barca this year (Image: GETTY)
Philippe Coutinho has suffered because of Ousmane Dembele's return to form, says Marsden (Image: GETTY)
“So from feeling like he didn’t have a home in the team, to then getting injured, and then losing his place to Dembele, it’s all contributed to knocking his confidence.
“He’s had his moments but it’s not the Coutinho we saw at Liverpool and it’s hard to see how he recovers his spark.
“Valverde has given Coutinho a lot of chances, probably more chances that he would have given other players, because of the fee that Barca paid for him, and obviously the quality he has as well. 
“He seemed like a player playing without confidence at times and Valverde kept playing him and stuck with him to try and bring that confidence back. 
“But he’s not quite managed to get that confidence or spark back that he did have when he first joined the club.”
Coutinho, meanwhile, could come face-to-face with Man United and former club Liverpool in the Champions League. 
Barca faces the Red Devils in the quarterfinals before taking on the winners of Liverpool’s clash with Porto in the final four.
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at March 17, 2019 0

That’s according to football consultant Ian McGarry, who admits it has been difficult for the Spanish champions to replace Andres Iniesta and Xavi in midfield.
Barca will face United in the last eight of the competition next month.
Ironically, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will take his Red Devils side to the Nou Camp almost 20 years on from his heroics in the 1999 final at the very same venue against Bayern Munich.
But McGarry insists he will be coming up against the best side in Europe right now.
“Of course there is a connection here, it’s 20 years since that incredible final in Barcelona. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored the winning goal, he’s now the manager of Manchester United and he gets to play against Barcelona in the quarter-finals,” he told The Transfer Window podcast.
“So he gets to go to the Camp Nou again, this time as manager, 20 years on to try and conjure up the kind of performance which will allow Manchester United - who are only fourth favourites for this competition at the moment - to overcome a Barcelona side who ironically are chasing a treble in La Liga, the Copa Del Rey and the Champions League.
“So, yeah, it’s just incredible in terms of the stories and the head-to-heads, what we’re looking at in terms of the way things have worked out.
“Here we have a situation where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, European Cup winner for Manchester United, treble winner for Manchester United, against a Barcelona side that is also going for a treble in their domestic and European competitions, is trying to mastermind two performances home and away against probably the best team in Europe right now.
They don’t look invincible and they had a little wobble about three weeks ago going into the second [El] Clasico of the season that they won 1-0. In the Champions League as well they hadn’t performed to their best.
“But what they have over everyone else in this competition is players on the pitch that know what it’s like to win the Champions League - and that is absolutely invaluable.
“Manchester United, we’ve got to also talk about the fact that they are trying to make top four.
“Remember, going back two seasons to Jose Mourinho’s second season at United where, unlike Walter Smith, he focused on the Europa League because he saw that as the most credible way and practical way into the Champions League the following season - and he went out and won the Europa League.
“Look at Sir Alex Ferguson 1999 when they won the historic treble. He has since explained on many occasions that he just effectively let the team pick itself, which it did.
“He cut down on training because the players were at such a level of fitness, but also in danger of fatigue that it would be unwise of him to meddle too much with team selection.
“And you saw, anyone who witnessed that campaign and I was very lucky to be covering it right up to that incredible Champions League final in the Camp Nou in Barcelona against Bayern Munich, that momentum carried Manchester United over the line in the league, the FA Cup and against Bayern Munich with those two incredible added-time goals.”
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at March 11, 2019 0


Barcelona flop Philippe Coutinho has reportedly issued a "come and get me" plea to Manchester United, as the Brazilian desperately seeks to end his Camp Nou nightmare. 
The former Liverpool midfielder joined FC Barcelona 14 months ago when the Catalan giants made a staggering £142 million bid.

Coutinho has apparently struggled to establish himself in the club and has failed to appear regularly in the starting XI. Moreover, Coutinho believes that he hasn't been able to replicate the deadly form that made the Catalan giants place the mammoth bid for him in the first place. 
Coutinho reached out to the Spanish players in Manchester United and he hoped that he could earn a summer exit to the Old Trafford. 
Coutinho was jeered following his side's 3-1 victory against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday night.

Coutinho has admitted that he misses the Premier League while accepting the fact that Liverpool is unlikely to want him back because of the protracted negotiations over his transfer which ultimately resulted in a fall-out between the two clubs as well. 
Coutinho is still in his first full year with Barça and the arrival of the Dutch wunderkind in Frankie de Jong next summer and according to many pundits, the move is likely to push the 26-year-old down the pecking order.
PSG are looking to get one up against FC Barcelona after the Catalan giants beat them in the race to sign de Jong. 
In the 62 start-stop times that Philippe has featured for Barcelona, he has managed to get an underwhelming number of 18 goals to his credit and a meager 7 assists. Philippe's dismal performances have kept him on the bench and one might figure that Coutinho's stay with FC Barcelona might just prove to be a short one. 
It is evident that Phillippe Coutinho is struggling at Barcelona but to think that he might move to United- a direct rival of Liverpool- seems a bit crazy. But there is a history of transfers among both clubs so nothing can be ruled out, especially with United needing a winger given that Sanchez has failed to impress.

It is evident that Phillippe Coutinho is struggling at Barcelona but to think that he might move to United- a direct rival of Liverpool- seems a bit crazy. But there is a history of transfers among both clubs so nothing can be ruled out, especially with United needing a winger given that Sanchez has failed to impress.


Philippe Coutinho is struggling at the Camp Nou and it has been evident for quite some time now. 
Should Philippe's favored destination in Manchester United make a bid of £86 million, things might just go Coutinho's way. Do you think the Brazil international will succeed at the Old Trafford?

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at March 09, 2019 0

Not only in the teams that lose there are problems in the dressing room, only that the victories manage to placate the bad environment momentarily, thus allowing a greater room for maneuver to resolve conflicts. In Barcelona everything has changed for the better in very few games, because in the real defining moments of the season, the team put on their overalls and worked the games intelligently, without renouncing their philosophy, but understanding what the appropriate moments to go out to look for the goals and when the party asked to fall back and maintain the block.

With Real Madrid they passed the test with good grades and not only eliminated them from the Copa del Rey and left them very far from the race for LaLiga , they also provoked a psychological blow in the maximum rival of which they could not overcome for their return match of the Champions League, favoring their elimination in a crossing that seemed to be on track.

Despite all the positive outlook, within the Catalan squad, there is still a footballer who has not raised his head for a while and Barça is already thinking about taking it off. Philippe Coutinho could return to Liverpool for 100 million, 40 less than what they paid for him.
 Had another offer from PSG, but the bad relationship between the two clubs makes negotiations difficult, apart from this, within the Parisian squad there is a player who has made bad publicity to his own club. Neymar is tired of the lack of competitiveness of Ligue 1 and how bad they are in champions, so he plans to leave Paris, which is why he has told Coutinho to leave that institution as the last possible option if I do not want to regret it later.

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