Barcelona have had a hectic off-season - now it is time to get back to playing football. New manager Ronald Koeman will have Lionel Messi at his disposal after his summer transfer saga ended with him retracting his demand for a move.
It is also looking increasingly certain Philippe Coutinho will stick around, too with the Brazilian back from his loan spell at Bayern Munich with a shortage of potential suitors.
The two lined up together in Koeman’s latest starting line-up against Girona, as did Antoine Griezmann. And with striker Luis Suarez still in the process of trying to arrange a Juventus transfer exit, the trio were given intriguing new roles.
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