Philippe Coutinho made his debut for Barcelona last night as they overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit against Espanyol to advance to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. The Brazil forward, signed for £142 million from Liverpool this month, had not played this year having struggled with a thigh injury since moving to Spain. The 25-year-old played the final 22 minutes after Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi had made it 2-0 in the first half.

Source: The Times January 26, 2018 00:00 UTC