Coutinho: Gamper MVP

Philippe Coutinho is making a big impact since returning to FC Barcelona from a loan spell at Bayern Munich. The Brazilian has excelled in all three games and was rewarded today by collecting the MVP award at the Joan Gamper Trophy 2020, as voted for by users of this website in an online poll held throughout the match.

"I was really looking forward to playing at the Camp Nou again” he said after the 1-0 defeat of Elche. “I am very happy and working hard to start the season well. He have been feeling great and just hoping that my return to Barcelona goes well. I’m highly motivated.”

His coach Ronald Koeman mentioned him in his own post-match comments, saying that “we hope to see the best version of him. He has been working very hard and is a player who can do big things for this team.”