Philippe Coutinho: 'It's going to be a special, but tough, match'

Philippe Coutinho, who made his Barça debut just over a week ago in the Copa del Rey, will be facing Espanyol in La Liga for the first time since signing with Barça. The 25-year-old Brazilian spoke to La Liga on Saturday about his memories there and his expectations for his first La Liga derby.

On his time at Espanyol:

“I have good memories from my time at Espanyol. It was a very important time for me.”

“I lived in Barcelona for six months and it was a very good time for me.”

On Espanyol’s current team:

“Espanyol is a very good team, they're very skilled, but we have to go out and do what we always do. We have to go in being 100% alert, and try to play our football.”

On Sunday’s game:

“It's a derby and it's always special for the city and for everyone.”

“I'm just like everybody else, I want to win.”

“It's a wonderful game to play and everybody prepares very well for it.”

“It's going to be a difficult and special match.”