Coutinho arrived at Camp Nou as one of the world's most valuable creative midfielders following five impressive years at Anfield.
Lukaku started the season strongly, scoring four goals in his first four appearances following his £97.5m move from Inter Milan in August, but an ankle injury in October hampered his progress and the intervening months have not been straightforward.
Interim manager Rangnick paid tribute to goalkeeper De Gea first, saying: It was vital. The 2-0 lead should have made life easier but we didn't defend well. David de Gea kept us in the game.
It is easy for me to make the changes, but the boys have to be confident enough to show how good they are and I saw so many good football things tonight which is incredible.
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Some things I have to practise, like the worm - I remember I could do it when I was younger so I was practising in the hotel room and hope it works out on the day. David Moyes didn't look overly impressed as he listened in during the press conference, but you suspect he'd be one of the first to congratulate Antonio if he scores.
The two clubs are understood to have held positive talks over a potential deal that could be worth close to £30m, with Newcastle now expected to table a formal bid for Ekitike.
Asked about Werner's performance, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel let out a big sigh, then said: I think we still see that he hasn't played for a long time.
I decided not to pick him in this camp and we've agreed that Ryan's club form going forward will determine whether he's involved in the next camps coming up.
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Every day Erik would be coming to him and saying that the grass had to be two millimetres or something like that.
Yes they did, but none of their opponents have pulled up a lot of trees on the international stage. The whole reason the Netherlands have been so entertaining is their gung-ho attitude.
He also tells us how every game is different here because we're up against players with different attributes.
Silva reverted to a more defensive approach once the Serbia international scored the winning goal, which sucked the life out of the hosts.
It was another chastening afternoon for Leicester, who have become regular contenders for the Champions League places in recent seasons, but look as far away from that top four as at any point of Brendan Rodgers' reign.
Bale celebrated each one with an outpouring of emotion and while he denied he was sending a message to his critics back in Spain, he made no effort to hide his disgust at his recent treatment in the press.
Ben Grounds: AFCON overplayed in Liverpool quest I was a lone voice when I predicted Liverpool to regain the title the last time we sat around the table and discussed this topic back in August, but I've seen no reason to change my mind now 13 league games down the line.
Villa did look to restore parity and some control but found an inspired David De Gea in their way. A close-range header from Emi Buendia was smothered at the near post and a volley from new man Lucas Digne was blocked. He looked unbeatable.
But in first-half stoppage time, the game came to life as Jimenez foolishly received two bookings in quick succession.
Things did not get any easier after an injury-hit and Covid-affected December as Chelsea were then without top scorer Sam Kerr and creative midfielder Ji So-yun as they competed in the Asian Cup throughout January.
Liverpool reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for only the second time in seven seasons as they saw off a weakened but spirited Cardiff City.
City sources said Liberty Media Acquisition Corp (LMAC), a New York-listed special purpose acquisition company - or SPAC - was among the parties which was eliminated from the auction, largely because of the complexity of finalising a deal on a timetable which was truncated by Abramovich's sanctioning.
However, both teams typically play with high lines and have superior shares of possession and therefore often have smaller areas to run in and work less on the ball.
Hopefully Andy can now score goals for us. Follow Deadline Day with Sky SportsThe clock is ticking.
Man of the match: Phil FodenWhen Foden looks back on his career, he will not remember these two very scrappily finished goals - one of which he knew little about.
But Jefferson Lerma's 68th-minute red card for a last-man tackle on Matt Godden turned the game. Both sides were forced to dig into their defensive ranks after a spate of injuries and illnesses.
The perennial Emelec presidential hopeful is aiming for the stars in his bid to unseat incumbent Nassib Neme, vowing to bring a World Cup winner to Guayaquil.
That was always going to be the danger of signing such a unique player, someone so charismatic and yet so fragile.
Ben Osborn found Gibbs-White whose low shot failed to test Westwood with the keeper gathering the ball comfortably.
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With the way he had been performing in South Wales, it was like a new signing had arrived at the County Ground.
Two codes of football united on Tuesday to say farewell to a legend, after NFL idol Tom Brady announced his retirement from the game.
Why does he even need to whistle before the ball is over the line? We have VAR to check. Is he so sure or does he want to keep the tension up?
I don't like using great loosely, but he was top drawer. He was a real good player, but he looks an absolute shadow of that now.
He told Sky Sports: You look at the Burnley game, we went there and got a 1-0 win too. These are the ones that really matter - it's nice with a 4-0, 5-0 win, but it's three points.
Widely hailed as one of the world's top players, Salah refused to criticise those responsible for him finishing seventh although he did say he expects better going forward.
One of the possibilities and players we know and that we love as a person is Emerson, but we need to check. We are not into details. We are discussing and reflecting and this will go on for the coming days, maybe weeks.
