FC Barcelona started the 2025/26 season as they finished last season, that is, scoring goals. This time it was RCD Mallorca's turn to suffer the consequences of having to face a duo that already knows each other by heart: Lamine Yamal and Raphinha.
The 'bermellón' team conceded the first goal of the campaign by 'Rapha', who received a cross precisely from the new '10' of the Blaugrana team at the far post in the 7th minute, with which he opened the scoring after a header.
Likewise, in the 90+4 minute, Lamine was in charge of closing the match with an impossible left-footed shot for Leo Román —the second goal was scored by Ferran Torres in the 23rd minute—. In this way, two of the most unbalanced players in the world and nominated for the Ballon d'Or, began what is expected to be a new successful season for the Blaugrana team.
Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, determined to surpass their figures in LaLiga
If there is one thing that Barça's '10' and '11' have made clear, it is that they are willing, in addition to winning all possible titles, to also surpass their figures from the 2024/25 campaign in the league competition.
The Brazilian was in charge of scoring 18 goals and assisting on 9 occasions last season, while the Rocafonda native converted 9 goals and generated 13 assists. Thus, both participated in 42 of the 102 goals registered by the Catalan team during the tournament, which represents a 48% contribution between the two.
For now, those numbers can be easily surpassed, with a much more mature Lamine Yamal and a 'Rapha', who despite the arrival of Marcus Rashford, continues to show why he is the owner of the left wing.
The Champions League, another goalscoring objective for Raphinha and Lamine Yamal
In this context, Lamine Yamal and 'Rapha' were also in charge of being protagonists, on the flanks, in the UEFA Champions League 2024/25, in which they came close to playing a final after being eliminated in the semi-finals against Inter Milan.
Therefore, it is worth remembering that Yamal participated in 9 of Barça's goals in the top European competition, which translates into 5 goals and 4 assists, while the native of Porto Alegre beat the nets on 13 occasions and assisted on another 9, collaborating directly in 22 goals of the 43 scored by the club throughout the tournament.
It should be noted that the Carioca was tied as top scorer of the Champions League with Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund player). Now, one of the most lethal duos in Europe begins its journey in a new season, as expected, being protagonists once again.