Philippe Coutinho now knows what it feels like to play for Barça at the Camp Nou, after replacing Andrés Iniesta for the final stretch of the match against Espanyol.

The Brazilian, Coutinho took to the field on 68 minutes and received a standing ovation as he did so.

He quickly settled into the game and showed his quality with three sharp one-twos and several passing combinations, one of which almost ended in the second goal for Luis Suárez.

In total, Coutinho completed 25 passes and recovered the ball on three occasions.

After finishing the game, he acknowledged his happiness on what was a perfect debut:

“I’m very happy here and excited, and the reception I received was very special.

I was anxious and nervous, to begin with, but I’m very happy about the win, which was the most important thing.”

It was a special night and we got the result we needed to make it to the semi-finals. It was not an easy game. They made it difficult but on the balance of the two games we did enough to deserve to go through.’

Cc: Futbal Club Barcelona First team News