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Rio de Janeiro: Barcelona and Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho said on Saturday that his hunger for success has increased three-fold after his season-long loan at Bayern Munich.
"I'm aiming to achieve many things this year at both a personal and collective level," Coutinho told a virtual news conference, Xinhua news agency reports. "I can say that I returned to Spain with a lot of motivation. My desire to work and make things happen in my favour has tripled."
The 28-year-old, who endured a difficult 18 months at Barcelona, has rediscovered his confidence since returning to the Camp Nou last month, shining in a central attacking midfield role behind Lionel Messi.
He carried that form into Brazil's opening 2022 World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on Friday, scoring a goal and providing the cross that led to an own goal from the visitors as the Selecao cruised to a 5-0 win in Sao Paulo. IANS