Barcelona have continued their good begin to La Liga with a 5-0 thumping of Valencia and with it, Raphinha has equalled a document solely Lionel Messi has achieved up to now.
Raphinha scored within the fiftieth minute, netting his sixth of the marketing campaign after 4 video games and solely Messi has achieved that in La Liga historical past.
Cristiano Ronaldo, as a comparability, hit 5 targets throughout the primary 4 video games in three completely different seasons.
Messi nonetheless does have the sting for now as he achieved the feat twice in consecutive years, first in 2012-13 after which 2013-14.
Raphinha additionally has some approach to go earlier than matching one in every of Messi’s most spectacular feats, scoring in 21 consecutive matches. Messi bagged 33 in 21 within the 2012-13 season which is 5 away from Josef Bican in second.
With the departure of Robert Lewandowski and the failure to signal Julian Alvarez, Raphinha has been taking part in within the quantity 9 spot to devastating impact and Barcelona’s assault is already trying just like the strongest in Europe with their gamers in ridiculous type to start out the 12 months.
Raphinha has an help to go together with his six targets whereas Fermin Lopez has 4 targets and two assists. Lamine Yamal has 4 targets and Antony Gordon, who has settled effectively into life in Spain, has 4 assists.
Hansi Flick in the meantime set his personal document with 60 matchdays high of the desk, surpassing Johan Cruyff who beforehand held the title.
He described his group’s newest win as “practically good.”
“We performed a improbable recreation, it was practically good, we managed, we have been dominant and that is what I would like from the group,” the German stated.
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“We keep calm after which if it’s attainable to attain we attempt to do it – it was a improbable recreation for us. Nothing is ideal, you at all times can enhance. If it’s good then you possibly can cease working.”
Subsequent for Barcelona, they start their European marketing campaign with the go to of Feyenoord to the Camp Nou and profitable the Champions League can be one of many high priorities for Flick’s Barcelona who’ve gained the 2 earlier La Liga titles.
It has been 11 years since Barcelona final gained the event they usually have reached simply two semi-finals in that point.
The membership’s document within the post-Messi period has additionally largely been poor with two group stage exits and two quarter-final departures.
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