Guillem Balague's La Liga column: Barcelona to influence January to offer for Philippe Coutinho

Guillem Balague says that Barcelona will come back with an offer of € 80m (£ 71m) for Philippe Coutinho in January, in addition to five other things from this week-end La Liga event ...

The Spanish football master of Sky Sports returns with his weekly section and starts with a report on Liverpool star Coutinho.

Balague also talks about the collapse of Luis Suarez in Barcelona, ​​the direct approach of Atletico Madrid and the wacky rise of Leganes ...

Coutinho adventure to ride on ...

In case you ask a lot of people, they will agree that it does not bode well for Liverpool to offer Coutinho in January, but Barcelona will try anyway.

They will put about 80 M € (71 M £) on the table and hope to test the goal of Liverpool. Barça believes that the conditions are still there for the player to leave - they think it will be an exceptional help given the takeoff of Neymar because it has not been supplanted.

Keep in mind that Barca did not need Coutinho until he started using it as an approach to keep Neymar from PSG. When Neymar left, they realized he could fill that hole anyway.

This exchange is now in the period of vigilance for what comes next in January. Barça will offer 80 million euros, it's only Liverpool to choose. Has their determination relaxed? Or, again, will they remain solid like the end of spring?

What's going on with Luis Suarez?

Luis Suarez scored three goals in the class and you can see how disappointed he is. He was replaced against Malaga and seemed to be intense, he did not shake hands with the mentor.

Why is he agitated? He has recovered from his injuries too early to help Uruguay and is still playing his torment. He has not refreshed so do not go to the global break with Uruguay will help.

The flight of Neymar also implies that the protectors close on Suarez, they are tight in the container in light of the fact that the width of the Barca comes mostly from their backs, not wingers.

This implies that he has less space and when that happens and he needs to make sudden decisions, he looks ugly. His initial touch is not the best - not at all at Barca - so he needs space to work and a steady pace.

At the moment, Barça are hoping to control their matches, which benefits Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and Lionel Messi. They kick off the opportunity to pass the ball as opposed to going straight. In addition, Luis Suarez is enduring.

Lineker badly on Benzema

I think Gary Lineker - whom I respect and generally agree - is not right to talk about Karim Benzema's place in Real. I consider his feeling as a considerable measure but I am with Zinedine Zidane on this verbal confrontation.

Benzema's record of two goals from 20 shots this season is not extraordinary but you have to take a look at Benzema in different ways.

He has scored no less than 25 goals in three seasons since joining Real in 2010. He has won everything and signed with 262 goals (score or assist) in 373 games. It's 182 goals for the Frenchman.

Anyway, what really characterizes him is the way he improves Cristiano Ronaldo. True has gained a considerable measure because of Ronaldo and on the grounds that Benzema understands his role.

We have been ruined by the objective accounts of Ronaldo and Messi and some of the time, those who do not reach these positions are not enough. Benzema is certainly enough.

Its effect on this time of Real Madrid is colossal.

Atlético returns to the classification

The tie between Atlético and the Champions League against Qarabag shows that there are players out of the box, Gabi and Diego Godin have not been as strong as recently.

In addition, Yannick Carrasco, Antoine Griezmann, Koke and Saul Niguez also do not deal with the business.

At the end of the week against Celta de Vigo, they opted to let themselves fall, practically in the Italian style, and counterattack. When Atleti has problems, Diego Simeone responds regularly to return to this strategy. This is the way they are trying to regain their certainty and a 1-0 win will help.

Celta could have some fun, but there were three points of interest for an Atlético group that needs to move forward.

Valencia on a roll

Valencia scored 22 goals in six deviations in a draw and five wins. They beat Sevilla 4-0 with efficiency and it was mainly Carlos Soler, who has four assistants and plays superbly in the middle, and Goncalo Guedes, who starts to be one of the best rookies in La Liga.

Guedes has been in the line of five continuous appearances, and in this period, he has helped five times and scored three. He did it to a large extent by playing in two positions, left or front.

He does an impressive job, has rhythm, courage and the vision of seeing different players. The PSG will need its return towards the end of the season and the previous agreement of Valencia does not have a perpetual reserve.

A decent atmosphere of history

Leganés is one of the stories of the season up to this point. They are the fifths in the table, they did five entertainments without losing and five recesses without giving any goal. His only problem is the lack of objectives, only eight at this point.

They do not do much but they are always exceptionally convincing, especially when they score as they did against Athletic Bilbao. They protect themselves exceptionally well as a group.

His mentor Asier Garitano was extremely modest and said that it would be stupid to think that they were the best options against the athlete, but that was another 1-0 victory.

Your objective is to stay away from the transfer, but in case you talk to Garitano secretly, he will admit that they have adapted to the demands of the League.

Last season was exceptionally extreme, now they have more control and are clinics beforehand. This has the effect.