Hit in the left knee on Tuesday night with Barça, Philippe Coutinho will undergo surgery. He will miss several months of competition.
Definitely, the complicated season of Philippe Coutinho continues. Installed by Ronald Koeman in the number 10 position behind Lionel Messi at the start of the season, the brazilian attacking midfielder shone little (14 matches in all competitions, 3 goals, 2 assists) and ended up losing his place. The former Liverpool Red entered in the 66th minute against Eibar (1-1) on Tuesday night, but could not finish the meeting.
The verdict unfortunately fell on Wednesday noon: Coutinho is suffering from an injury to the external meniscus of the left knee and will undergo an arthroscopic procedure in the coming days. The Catalan club did not communicate on the unavailability of its number 14, but Sports world estimated that, in the event of an operation, the absence could be 4 months. And this while the FCB has already lost Ansu Fati for a long time!
In short, Coutinho will miss the call for the round of 16 of the Barça against the PSG, with a first leg at Camp Nou on February 16 and a return leg at Parc des Princes on March 10. Only 6th in Liga after 15 matches, Lionel Messi and his teammates absolutely have to string together victories to enter the title race. Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembélé, Martin Braithwaite or even Pedri and Trincao will benefit from more playing time.
[COMMUNIQUÉ MÉDICAL ????] Examinations carried out on @Phil_Coutinho confirmed an injury to the external meniscus of the left knee. He will undergo arthroscopy.
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