Coutinho suffers an injury to the meniscus and will have to undergo surgery

Bad news for Philippe Coutinho and Barcelona. The Brazilian, who limped off in added time of the match against Eibar on Tuesday (1-1), suffers an injury to the external meniscus of his left knee, which will require an operation, FC Barcelona announced on Wednesday.

«The tests carried out have shown that the first team player Philippe Coutinho has an injury to the external meniscus of his left knee. The treatment of the injury will require an arthroscopic intervention that will be carried out in the next days, “indicates the statement from Barça.

In the draw at the Camp Nou against Eibar on the 16th round of the Spanish League, Coutinho jumped onto the pitch in the 66th minute, but could not finish the match and left his team with one player less in the 90+ minute 2.

This is the second injury he has suffered this season, after having been out for a month due to his left thigh’s hamstring being affected during the Classic on October 24

Barça did not specify the exact date of his operation, but the duration of the former Liverpool player’s leave could be known after his arthroscopy.

The Brazilian international (28 years old, 62 international matches), arrived at Barcelona last summer after a one-year assignment at Bayern Munich, played 14 games this season in all competitions, adding three goals and two passes from goal.