Raphinha Enjoying the best season of his career at FC BarcelonaPromotion as a key figure in the team’s pursuit of cutlery in all competitions. In an exciting achievement toward Celtic de VigoThe The Brazilian wing reached a remarkable milestone with Barca for the first time since the Lionel Messi era.
Barcelona Valued Celta for Matchday 32 in the 2024-25 La Liga season, who needs a victory to maintain pressure on Real Madrid in the title. After getting up early, Barça dragged 3-1 at half -time Thanks to a fantastic hat trick of the first half by Borja Iglesias. But Raphinha triggered a dramatic comeback in the second half.
He helped Dani Olmo In the 64th minute and followed with two own goals on the 68th and 90+8th minute to complete a 4-3 comeback victory at Montjuïc Olympic Stadium. The result moved Barça to 73 points – seven before Real Madrid—And further solidified Raphinha’s status as one of the most influencing players in the league this season.
Head coach Hansi -girlAn important influence in Raphinha’s breakout campaign, applauded the mentality of the wing after the match. “At halftime he suffered a bit, so I told him ‘Hi, we need you to be optimistic on the pitch. ‘Then he did well, and it was incredible how we came back“He said at the press conference.
Historical numbers that have not seen since Messi
With its prominent performance against Celta de Vigo, Raphinha has now registered 51 target contributions during a single season for FC Barcelona–30 goals and 21 assists Over La Liga, Uefa Champions League, Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup. The Brazilian wing has achieved this remarkable performance in just 48 performances.
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He is the first Barca player to surpass the 50 mark for a season since Lionel MessiWhich counted 38 goals and 12 assists in 47 matches during the 2020-21 campaign – his last year at the club. Not even Robert Lewandowski has reached that level during its time in Catalonia.
When he spoke to reporters after the match, Raphinha emphasized the collective effort behind the comeback. “The hero is not me, that’s the team. Scoring 50 goals with this team, in less than 3 years here, is something very special for me. Honestly, even in my wildest dreams, I never imagined that this was possible. But to actually make it happen is so specialSaid Raphinha.
This season has been Raphinha’s most productive superior and easily exceeded his previous career best by 22 goal contributions. Now it is happy in Barcelona and leads on the Statbladet and has the Brazilians emerged as a serious Ballon d’Or challenger.
