BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has said Philippe Coutinho could make his debut for the club in Thursday's King's Cup quarter-final second leg against Espanyol after the Brazilian joined his new team mates for training on Saturday. I don't know if he will be back next week, but we hope he'll be back soon. Coutinho spent six months on loan at Espanyol from Inter Milan in the latter half of the 2011-12 season. Triple cup holders Barca trail their cross-town rivals in the tie after losing the first leg away from home 1-0. However, they could further tighten their grip at the top of La Liga if they beat Betis, which would give them an 11-point advantage over Atletico Madrid, who were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Girona on Saturday.

Source: The Star January 20, 2018 18:11 UTC