The turn of Dembélé could command to Coutinho to the bench

In spite of the tie to 0, the party against the Athletic Club brought two positive news for the FC Barcelona. The first was the turn to the titularity of Leo Messi, after the hit that suffered in front of Valencia. The second was definitely the turn to the terrains of game of Ousmane Dembélé after the injury that suffered two weeks ago.

The French was before his injury in a state of exceptional form and was being the most dangerous player of the team, after Leo Messi. His return is a big news for the team, that needs the desborde, the speed and the impudence of the young Frenchman with urgency. The Barça is in his worst moment of the season and the French can be precisely what more needs.

But this return has also a clear prejudiced: Philippe Coutinho. The Brazilian, that did with the titularity after the injury of the ex of the Borussia Dortmund, is not surrendering to the level that expected and with the turn of the extreme could go back to the bench of the FC Barcelona.

Coutinho Is being very argued in the Barça this campaign. The ex of the Liverpool is not finding comfortable and these last weeks has disappeared in varied of the most important parties of the culés. In front of the Real Madrid was a shadow and in front of the Athletic neither was too fine.

Valverde Is the one who will have to decide, but his Dembélé finds near of his best fitness, seems quite evident that the technician extremeño will decant by him and no by Coutinho in the next parties. A situation complicated for the Brazilian, that will have to improve a lot if it wants to keep the place.

Coutinho Could be still in the eleven in the centre of the field

The injury of Arthur, that will have him separated of the terrains of game all the month of February, can be a good news for Coutinho. In front of the Athletic to the team was missing him control, dynamism and circulation of balloon in the half field. Vidal is not the man that go to give him this to the Barça. But the Brazilian, in spite of not being midfield player, could give him more things to the Barcelona that the Chilean. It will be necessary to see if Valverde follows trusting the ex of the Bayern against the Valladolid. Or if it trusts Coutinho, or even in Aleñá.