The numbers that expose Raphinha’s great influence on Barça in the last two months

RAPHINHA CONTINUES TO BE DETERMINING IN BARÇA

If there is somebody that is living a moment sweet in the FC Barcelona, that is Raphinha. The ’11’ Barcelona happened to be one of the most questioned players of the team, even considered like clear candidate to be sold, to turn into a key piece in the approach of Xavi Hernández. The egarense found in situating it in the left-handed side, almost like an extreme or mediapunta by the left, a solution for the problem that the cast culé had in this zone. This new opportunity has been taken advantage of with grow by the Brazilian.

The contribution of the exjugador of the Leeds does not limit only to the feelings in the terrain of game, where always shows like one of the more active and participatory players, with a big intensity and determination. Also it reflects in the statistics. In the last 11 commitments in which it has participated with the combined Catalan, the native of Carry Cheerful has left his footprint in almost all they, already was with annotations or assistances, and even in occasions with both.

When it began this big series of Raphinha?

This series began on 24 February in the meeting against the Getafe CF, that finished with a victory culé by 4-0. In this crash, Raphinha converted a target and gave a pass goal. The so much occurred in the minute 20 and served to open the marker. Besides, it assisted to Frenkie of Jong in the third annotation of the team. From this moment, there were two crosses (against the Athletic Club and the RCD Mallorca) in which it did not attain to stand out in any of the two facets.

Nevertheless, after surpassing this obstacle, had a seguidilla of four duels in which it went back to be present: in the victory in the party of turn of eighth against the Naples (3-1), gave an assistance. Likewise, in the clash against the Athletic of Madrid (0-3), also stood out with a pass goal. Later, it was key in the triumph of the FC Barcelona in front of the UD The Palms (1-0), where converted the only target of the commitment and cancelled him another of way something unfair, by the way.

The Brazilian had a remarkable day in France in front of the PSG

The meeting that perhaps was the most representative of this series was his stellar night in the Park of the Princes where invoiceed two annotations against Paris Saint-Germain in the gone of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, and that they were key in the victory of the Barça by 2-3. This remarkable performance cost him to be appointed the ‘MVP’ of this duel. However, this inspiration was not him sufficient to influence in the crash against the Cádiz CF (0-1), where did not annotate neither gave assistances.

After this, went back to mark against the PSG in the unlucky fuss culé in the meeting of turn in front of the Parisians in the chambers of Champions (4-1) and also did present in the Classical against the Real Madrid, when giving a pass goal in the defeat by 3-2 in front of the merengues. To close, in the last party contested by the club culé to date of today, a victory by 4-2 against Valencia, Raphinha assisted in one of the annotations, prolonging like this a big flawless register when having participated in 10 of the last 23 targets that has marked the combined culé. This register is little mentioned, but is of big importance in the good feelings that has showed the Barcelona picture.