Coutinho, Dembele on target in returns for Barca in friendly

Soccer Football - Pre Season Friendly - FC Barcelona v Gimnastic Tarragona - Johan Cruyff Stadium, Barcelona, Spain - September 12, 2020 FC Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho scores their third goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Albert Gea

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona beat second division Gimnastic de Tarragona 3-1 in a pre-season friendly on Saturday, with Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele each making encouraging returns by scoring in Ronald Koeman's first game in charge.

Lionel Messi wore the captain's armband in his first match since he opted to abandon his plans to leave Barca, although Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal were left out of the squad as the club is still trying to offload both players.