Lionel Messi has been accused of
refusing to play with Barcelona team-mate, Philippe Coutinho.
Coutinho played the full 90 minutes
as Barcelona made it eight wins on the spin on Sunday, with a 2-0 win over
Girona.
The Brazilian, who has had a
difficult campaign at the Nou Camp, started on the left of Barca’s attacking
three with Ousmane Dembele sidelined.
He struggled to make much of an
impact, particularly in the first half, as Nelson Semedo opened the scoring.
The Brazilian was clearly trying
to work on his relationship with left-back Jordi Alba, but was on the periphery
for the large part.
Sport reports, that for some
fans, it was a case of Coutinho ‘getting in the way’ – or his teammates opting
against giving him the ball.
Alba and Messi combined to full
effect to secure Barca’s second of the match against Girona.
Luis Suarez sent the Spanish
left-back flying down the left and Alba slid the ball across for Messi.
The Argentine took his time
before lobbing the keeper and scoring for the sixth game in a row.
Coutinho’s lack of involvement in
the goal, had plenty of Barca fans talking.
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