Raphinha’s unexpected form of the form has caused many different critics to apologize for the devastating comments that lasted the Brazilian last summer when many (including some in the club) wanted him to be sold.
Nevertheless, it was Raphinha who apologized after his last blowing champions League performance.
The quarter -finals of the Champions League in Barcelona at home in Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday evening was goalless when Paubersi hit his right boot in the 25th minute towards a low cross. Part of the ball was already over the treats when Raphinha came into sight.
Cubarsi robbed this dramatic intervention of his first Champions League goal. It was his 12th of the season for Raphinha. Two other templates in the 4-0 -Rout enabled the Brazilian in 11 games an astonishing train of 19 direct goal contributions -the highest balance that was ever taken in the competition of a Barcelona player.
Lionel Messi set this high watermark in 2011/12 with 14 goals and five templates during the most productive campaign of his glittering career.
player | Association (season) | Goals and templates |
|---|---|---|
1. Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid (2013/14) | 22 |
2. Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich (2019/20) | 21 |
3. Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid (2015/16) | 20 |
4 = Lionel Messi | Barcelona (2011/12) | 19 |
4 = Raphinha | Barcelona (2024/25) | 19 |
Statistics via transfer market
Only two players in the history of the Champions League have ever awarded 20 or more goal contributions in a single campaign. Robert Lewandowski rattled in 21 (15 goals, six templates) when Bayern Munich raised the big ear trophy in 2020, while Cristiano Ronaldo achieved performance on two separate occasions.
Raphinha has a maximum of four other Champions League games to either score or score four other goals to achieve Ronaldo’s record.
During the turbulent summer of 2024, a Catalan influencer released a video of himself, the Raphinhas No. 11 Barcelona -shirt wore and Nico Williams’ name replaced the Brazilian. “I left a comment in this post because I think it was disrespectful,” reflected Leeds United’s former striker after Williams rejected the chance to leave the Athletic Club for Barcelona. “People have to respect the players from the club who try to do their best for the shirt.”
While Barcelona maintains her attack on three different competitions with Raphinha, the undisputed flagship of the team, there is hardly a chance that the Brazilian will miss the respect that he deserves unusually.