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Philippe Coutinho: Why did Barcelona star do THIS after El Clasico goal vs Real Madrid?
PHILLIPE COUTINHO gave Barcelona the lead in El Clasico and his celebration is a hot topic of conversation.
Barcelona: Fans celebrate Coutinho's first El Clasico goal
The Brazilian made the £146m to Barcelona from Liverpool in January.
The midfielder is now enjoying his first full season at Camp Nou under Ernesto Valverde.
Coutinho gave Barcelona the lead in El Clasico today vs Real Madrid after latching onto Jordi Alba’s cutback and placing the ball beyond Thibaut Courtois.
Former Liverpool team mate Luis Suarez then doubled Barca’s advantage.
Suarez completed his hat-trick before Arturo Vidal added gloss to the scoreline as Barca won 5-1.
One thing that caught the eye in El Clasico, was Coutinho’s celebration.
The playmaker placed the ball under his jersey after scoring and kissed his shirt.
This sparked suggestion that Coutinho’s wife may be pregnant again.
Coutinho already has two children Maria and Philippe Jr.
One fan speculated on Twitter: “Barca haters whats popping? Coutinho got a baby coming,”
Another said: “Wait... Is coutinho's wife pregnant…?”
It remains unclear if Coutinho’s celebration was a way of delivering some good news, or just a gesture of happiness.
The former Liverpool man pulled off the celebration during his time at Anfield.
Valverde’s side heaped more misery on Real Madrid who won their first match in six in midweek against Viktoria Plzen.
Bernabeu boss Julen Lopetegui is in serious danger of losing his job.