Philippe Coutinho’s 2011 Tweet Goes Viral After Scoring Brace In Bayern Munich 8-2 Thrashing Of Barcelona

Philippe Coutinho's tweet from 2011 has resurfaced and now become a viral hit after he scored twice against Barcelona in the Champions League.

The 28-year-old Brazilian, who signed for Barca in 2018, was loaned out to Bayern Munich last summer after his disappointing time at the Camp Nou.

But Coutinho made Barcelona regret that decision when he scored a brace en route to Bayern's emphatic 8-2 win in the Champions League quarter-finals.

The Brazil international was brought on in the second half and set up the in-form Robert Lewandowski for his side's sixth goal of the match.

Coutinho's second-half cameo has now seen one of his tweets hilariously become a viral hit.

The former Liverpool star tweeted in 2011: "Hi. Today we had a game against the junior team. I scored two goals. Now at home watching a movie. bye."

Fans have hilariously wasted no time in sharing their thoughts on the tweet after it resurfaced online.

Barcelona were systematically taken apart on Friday as Gerard Pique claimed that the club has "hit rock bottom" after their woeful performance against Bayern.

Lionel Messi even appeared to be a 'broken' man after the first picture of him in the Barcelona dressing room at half-time emerged online.

Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who was signed from Ajax last summer, believes that there are "a lot of problems in the team."

The 23-year-old former Ajax star explained: "I think today showed that we have a lot of problems in the team.

"I think tonight showed that and we know we have to make a lot of changes.

"It's difficult for the fans to take, too, so sorry to them. We have to change a lot of things, I think.

"We believed we could beat Bayern. The first 15-20 minutes because they scored early, but we scored the equaliser and had two good chances, so [we] believed in it of course. You could see that at the beginning.

"But they were much better than us. I don't think it's too much about talent, I think it's about putting in intensity and hard work and we need to change these things.

"Of course, it's a big disappointment, but not only for me, for the whole club because this club is used to winning trophies.

"It's the biggest club in the world, so we have to perform a lot better than we did tonight."

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Topics: UEFA Champions League, Barcelona, Philippe Coutinho, UEFA, Champions League, Bayern Munich, La Liga, Barca, Bundesliga

Adnan Riaz

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