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What Philippe Coutinho Did To Leon Goretzka Should Genuinely Be Illegal

What Philippe Coutinho Did To Leon Goretzka Should Genuinely Be Illegal

The Barcelona star was in action for Brazil last night.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Stop that, Philippe.

In preparation for the World Cup, Brazil recorded back-to-back victories against Russia then Germany.

Brazil beat the hosts of the summer tournament 3-0 on Friday, before snapping Germany's 22 game unbeaten streak courtesy of a 1-0 victory in Berlin thanks to Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus.

But while he didn't get on the score-sheet, Coutinho got everybody talking for his masterful performance.

Including a naughty, naughty piece of skill on Leon Goretzka.

Coutinho skins Goretzka. Image: PA
Coutinho skins Goretzka. Image: PA
The Germans react to Coutinho's wizardry. Image: PA
The Germans react to Coutinho's wizardry. Image: PA

Coutinho drove with the ball as German's followed his trail. Goretzka tracked his run until a moment of magic.

He brilliantly stepped over the ball, before leaving him for dead after delivering a savage nutmeg.

That wasn't his only moment of brilliance:

Coutinho has been excelling following the absence of Neymar through injury, and Dani Alves even thinks he's on the same level as the Paris Saint-German phenom.

"I think that Coutinho is a player who is on the same level as Ney, he has a massive influence on our game and in his teams," he said via Goal.

"When he was in Liverpool and now in Barca, he has improved a lot and learned to read the game better, to make the right decisions.

"That is great to see, to play with such a good footballer who has that ability. There are others who are similar. We are lucky to play with great players and have them on our side is fantastic. We have to get the best out of them and build a solid team."

The thought of Coutinho and Neymar linking up is pretty terrifying.

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Topics: Football News, Coutinho, Football, Germany, World Cup, Brazil

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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