Philippe Coutinho Scored His First Barcelona Goal, Last Night

Philippe Coutinho is officially off the mark as a Barcelona player.

The Brazilian midfielder completed a dream move to the Camp Nou in January following a lengthy transfer saga. While he had to wait for his Barcelona debut, he's now showing his new club what he can offer.

And last night, Coutinho made an instant impact after coming off the bench.

Ernesto Valverde started the 25-year-old on the bench for the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg clash against Valencia.

But after a goalless first period, Valverde dragged him on in place of Andre Gomes. Four minutes later, he scored to give his side the lead on the night.

Luis Suarez created the chance, skipping past a defender before sending an inviting ball into the box with Coutinho brilliantly finishing off the move courtesy of a diving volley.

Suarez assists Coutinho. Image: beIN Sport

Coutinho scores his first Barcelona goal. Image: beIN Sport

Ivan Rakitic then put the tie to bed, netting in the 82nd minute thanks to another sublime assist from the Uruguayan.

The 3-0 aggregate victory sends Barcelona into a record fifth successive Copa del Rey final.

Naturally, Coutinho opening his Barcelona account got everybody talking. Here's some reaction from Twitter:

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Topics: Football News, Football, Barcelona, Philippe Coutinho, Luis Suarez

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