After a lot of months expecting, Philippe Coutinho could remove the big spine debuting in Champions with the FC Barcelona. To the of Rio de Janeiro arrived him the longed for opportunity against the PSV Eindhoven in the Camp Nou, and if there is not surprise in the plans of Ernesto Valverde, this Wednesday will première out of house in a partidazo in England. Neither the stadium neither the rival are him unknown.
In his stage in the Liverpool, the Brazilian visited Wembley in two occasions, and although in both attained to mark, had to leave regretting a defeat. First it went in the semifinals of the FA Cup 2014-15 in front of the Aston Villa, that sealed a 2-1 that amargó the duel to the crack. In the second the feelings were even more agridulces, since it brushed a title with the 'reds' and finish leaving with the empty hands.
In this case, it went in the campaign 2015-16 and in the final of the Glass of the League against the Manchester City. Once again, the carioca found the way of the networks and his goal served to force the extention, although the destination went to be cruel in the batch of penaltis. The 'sky blues' imposed by 1-3, and the carioca was one of which failed his launching.
Coutinho Saves a big balance in front of the Tottenham
Regarding the Tottenham, the balance of Coutinho is quite better, since it has crossed it to him with two distinct teams and is able to impose his account of victories. In a total of 11 clashes, the new star culé elevates his statistics until 6 triumphs, accompanied of three ties and hardly two defeats.
His first meeting was, precisely in a phase of groups of Champions, when Philipe dressed the T-shirt of the Inter of Milan. The Italians imposed in the first commitment in the Saint Siro resisting to a hat-trick of Gareth Bleat (4-3), but in his visit to White Hart Lane finish bending the knee against the men of Harry Redknap.
With the Liverpool measured to the 'spurs' in nine occasions, and in addition to winning five, also achieved to annotate in two. They were four consecutive victories, followed of three ties and a triumph and a defeat to put end to his stage in the 'reds', before a challenge that now will restart like Barcelona and in which it expects to go back to be decisive.