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Coutinho debuts for Barca in Copa clash with Espanyol

Philippe Coutinho made his debut for Barcelona on Thursday, coming on in the 68th minute of Blaugrana's Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg clash with Espanyol to replace Andres Iniesta.

Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi both scored in the first half to put Barca 2-1 up on aggregate, after Ernesto Valverde's outfit lost the first leg 1-0.

Former Liverpool star Coutinho entered the match looking to help his side ease into the semi-finals of the competition.

Coutinho arrived from Liverpool in a £145 million deal earlier this month but has been recovering from a thigh injury.