CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024/25
Raphinha seeks the Pichichi in Champions 2024-25: His great challenge against Inter
Published New:29/04/2025 - 23:10h
Updated New:29/04/2025 - 23:10h
Raphinha is going for the Pichichi in the Champions League against Inter. So far, he has 12 goals in 12 matches. Discover his statistics in the tournament!
Raphinha is facing an unbeatable opportunity to continue making history with FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League 2024-25. The Brazilian could regain the lead in scoring alone if he manages to score at least a couple of goals against Inter Milan in the semi-finals.
The winger, who is also the leader in assists in the Champions League (7), is only 1 goal behind Serhou Guirassy (13 with Borussia Dortmund), but the Guinean will no longer be able to add more goals in the tournament.
Behind Dortmund's '9' and Raphinha is Robert Lewandowski (11), a confirmed absence for the first leg of the 'semis' against Inter Milan. The Pole finished the quarter-finals tied with Harry Kane, also eliminated with Bayern Munich.
Raphinha: 12 goals in 12 Champions League matches with Barça
This season, the Brazilian has started in all 8 matches of the league phase and the 4 of the KO phase. Only against Red Star (2-5) did he play less than 60 minutes (58') and he has managed to score in 8 of the 12 matches played.
Raphinha debuted without scoring against Monaco (2-1), but shook the nets against Young Boys (5-0), Bayern Munich ('hat-trick' in the 4-1) and Red Star, a match where he also gave an assist.
Afterwards, he scored again against Dortmund (2-3) and Benfica (double in the 4-5) to close the league phase with 7 goals. Against Brest (3-0) and Atalanta (2-2) he could not score, but he added a couple of assists against the Italians.
In the round of 16, he again destroyed Benfica scoring 3 of the 4 goals of Barça in the tie. In fact, the '11' participated in all the goals, as he also served Lamine Yamal's partial 2-1 in the return leg.
And, in the first leg of the quarter-finals against Dortmund, he scored the first and added another pair of key assists for the Blaugrana team to settle the tie in Montjuïc (4-0).
| Matches | Minutes played | Goals | Assists | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1.014 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
Raphinha is going for the Champions League Pichichi
Thus, with Guirassy eliminated and Lewandowski with little chance of playing the return leg of the 'semis' against Inter, Raphinha will have a clear path to be the Pichichi of the Champions League for the first time in his career.
The only goalscorers in the race in these semi-finals besides the offensive duo of Barcelona are Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) and Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain), both with 8 goals each.
In three seasons with Barcelona, the culé winger has played 21 matches, with a total of 15 goals and 12 assists. In his first two seasons, the Porto Alegre native had barely scored 4 goals.
Will Raphinha be able to take a definitive step towards the Ballon d'Or as the Champions League top scorer? Ahead will be an Inter that, for the moment, has only conceded 5 goals in 12 matches, boasting the best defense in the tournament.
The record for most goals in a Champions League edition with the Blaugrana shirt is held by Leo Messi, with 14 goals in 2011-12.
Top scorers Champions League 24-25
- 13 goals - Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund/GER)
- 12 goals Raphinha (FC Barcelona/ESP)
- 11 goals - Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelona/ESP)
- 11 goals - Harry Kane (Bayern München/GER)
- 8 goals - Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan/ITA)
- 8 goals - Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA)
- 8 goals - Erling Haaland (Man City/ENG)
- 8 goals - Vinicius Júnior (Real Madrid/ESP)
