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Coutinho’s goal against Leganes opens the scoring for Barcelona

Rishabh Gupta
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Coutinho's goal against Leganes

Watch Philippe Coutinho’s goal against Leganes for Barcelona which gave the Catalans a 1-0 lead in their La Liga match.

Phillippe Coutinho opened the goalscoring for Barcelona against Leganes in a terrific fashion. The Brazilian star scored an outstanding volley from outside the box, after a skilful pass from Lionel Messi.

Barcelona aims to maintain their position at the top of the table after a disappointing draw against Girona, which saw a controversial red card for Clement Lenglet. Barcelona appealed against the red card but the Competition Committee dismissed it, which resulted in Lenglet serving a one-match ban.

Ernesto Valverde’s side are level on points with Real Madrid.

Here is the goal from Phil Coutinho which gave Barcelona the lead in their sixth La Liga match of the season.

This is also Lionel Messi’s 700th match for FC Barcelona.

This was Coutinho’s 10th goal in the Spanish league ever since his arrival at Barcelona in January from Liverpool.

This was the Brazilian’s second La Liga goal of the season.

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Rishabh Gupta

Rishabh Gupta

A sports enthusiast. Sports, I believe, is one of the few powers which help us grow, both as an individual and society. With each day, in the rich world of sports, I grow.

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