Depay explains the reason behind awarding the penalty kick to Coutinho

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Dutch striker Memphis Depay, Barcelona striker, expressed his happiness after his important team’s victory over Villarreal away from home, and his continued scoring, as he scored the net in the last 4 matches of the Spanish League.

The Dutch striker said in his statements to Barcelona TV after the match: “We needed this victory, I am also happy to score and add 3 points to our balance.”

The former Olympique Lyonnais star added: “We must continue, I want to score more goals as well because the team needs them.”

Depay: If Coutinho is happy, I’m happy

He continued: “I wanted to keep scoring to help the Catalan team grow, we had faith and character and in the end it turned out that things were good.”

Depay had allowed the Brazilian Philippe Coutinho to take the penalty kick at the end of the match, so the Brazilian playmaker returned to register himself among the scorers.

About that, he said: “He asked me to take the penalty and I gave it to him. We are a team and we have to help each other, and besides, this was his moment and he needed it in order to regain his confidence. If he was happy with that, I am happy.”