Coutinho off the mark but Barca held by Sevilla
Philippe Coutinho scored his first league goal since time for Barcelona to help his side draw 1-1 in the home to an outstanding Sevilla side in La Liga on Sunday as the Catalans dropped points for the very first time under Ronald Koeman.
Europa League holders Sevilla took an early lead when Dutch forward Luuk de Jong pounced on a poor headed clearance in the region and smashed in to the net, flummoxing Barca keeper Neto.
But the Catalans hit back significantly less than two minutes later when club record signing Coutinho, back at the club after spending this past year on loan with Bayern Munich, reacted most effective to fire home after a Lionel Messi pass was deflected into his path.
Antoine Griezmann missed an excellent chance to give Barca the lead before halftime but hit the side netting while midfielder Frenkie de Jong must have scored late in the next half but missed the prospective from in the area.
Sevilla could also have snatched successful, with Youssef En-Nesyri seeing a deflected shot hit the crossbar before failing woefully to test Neto with a free of charge header.
Barca and Sevilla each have seven points after three games and so are fifth and sixth in the standings, with champions Real Madrid top on 10.
