Barcelona star matched Lionel Messi in win over Mallorca

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·3. Dezember 2024

Barcelona star matched Lionel Messi in win over Mallorca

Barcelona star Raphinha on Tuesday matched a benchmark set by club legend Lionel Messi.

Barcelona are of course fresh off securing a return to winning ways.

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After making the trip to Son Moix for a La Liga meeting with RCD Mallorca, the Blaugrana ran riot, en route to an eventual 5-1 triumph.

Raphinha, for his part, featured from the off in the clash, notching a brace en route to eventual Man of the Match honours.

And, as alluded to above, along the way, the excellence conjured up by the Brazilian international secured for him a place in the recent history books of Barcelona.

Raphinha, over the course of the 90 minutes tonight, racked up the following:

2 goals
4 shots on target
4 chances created

As per statisticians StatMuse, this is the first time a Blaugrana player has managed these stats in a single La Liga fixture since Lionel Messi back in 2019.

Raphinha is the first Barça player with: — 2 goals — 4 shots on target — 4 chances created in a single LaLiga match since Leo Messi in 2019.
– Dienstag, 3. Dezember 2024