Raphinha shows wild numbers; nothing to do with previous years

There are footballers who set trends and Raphinha doing it here Barça of Hansi Flick. The Brazilian is another one, which had little to do with last season. This year he is unstoppable in attack. Not only did he monopolize Barça’s offensive power against Young Boys, but he also proved his excellent game with a goal and an assist. He knows how to chew the play until he creates situations of superiority in which he feels deadly.

When the score was settled after giving Lewandowski the initial goal with his assist and without worrying about the need, Raphinha This applies to everyone from the midfielder. He pressed, played inside, rotated with judgment, recovered balls for work and, above all, he was seen as an attacking machine. The Brazilian made his debut with a goal in Champions League But the most brilliant and impressive thing, which illustrates this surprising change, is his statistics in these first 10 games of the season: 6 goals and 4 assists from a total of 31 goals. The third is many. He scored 2-0.

Shortly after half an hour of play, Raphinha took advantage of some rebounds, after a play by Peterto shoot the Swiss goalkeeper. The first in Europe to join the 5 in LaLiga. He got the game back on track with a pinpoint and generous pass to the Polish striker.

The influence of Raphinha in the game and the results of the Barça team are hyperbolic. He intervened by scoring or assisting in 5 of those ten official matches: Valencia and Rayo, just attending; against Valladolid scoring a hat trick‘ and gives a pass and faces the Villarreal with a doublet. Last year and the year before he scored 10 goals in 50 and 37 games. A little every 10 games. The comparison is more than striking. And the campaign is still long