Raphinha were rumored once to be on the way out of FC Barcelona At the beginning of the 2024-25 season, but under head coach Hansi -girlThe Brazilian forward has delivered the best campaign in his career. With its latest goal toward Real ValladolidThe Raphinha has leveled an impressive record with a season once that Neymar once contained.
Barcelona traveled to meet already moved Valladolid in La Ligainto the match with a 60-point advantage. Despite the difference, the hosts stunned the visitors with an early goal in the sixth minute. Flick made key adjustments at half -time and Raphinha helped spark the comeback with a goal in the 54th minute.
That strike brought Raphinha’s season counts 31 goals and 25 assists in 51 performances – Matching Neymar’s best statistical season with Barcelona. Neymar reached the same figures during the 2015-16 campaign, but did so in 49 matches.
With the second part of the UEFA Champions League semi -finals against Inter Milan and four La Liga -Fix tours left, Raphinha now has another five opportunities to surpass Neymar’s brand And etches his name even deeper into Barcelona’s record books.
Already in 2015-16, Neymar Barcelona helped win the Spanish Super Cup, Club World Cup, La Liga and Copa del Rey, Although the team became short in the Champions League quarter finals. Now in the semi -final stage in Europe’s top tournament, Raphinha has the chance to achieve even more.
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Raphinha’s breakthrough season in Barcelona
Raphinha arrived at Camp Nou from Leeds United 2022 for a reported fee of EUR 60 million, which is expected to be a key piece in the club’s rebuild. However, His first two seasons came below expectationsAnd he was generally seen as a potential departure on his way into this year.
Instead, the 27-year-old twisted the script. His 31 goals this season matches his total from the three previous campaigns together. He scored 10 goals during the seasons 2022–23 and 2023–24 at Barcelona and 11 in his final season with Leeds 2021-22. Now thrives under girl, Raphinha has become one of the most influential players in European football—Crimin by his role not only in Barcelona, but on the global scene.
