Raphinha's dream season: 14 goals and 8 assists in 20 games

On a dark afternoon, Raphinha was the bright spot for FC Barcelona. The Blaugrana extended their winless streak in La Liga with their defeat to Las Palmas (1-2) in a very difficult match for the home side. However, the Brazilian added another great performance to his name, leading the team in their search for a comeback and scoring the only goal of the day for the Catalans.

Hansi Flick's men did not have their best day in front of goal, coming up against an unstoppable Jasper Cillessen between the posts and showing inaccuracy in the final third. In this difficult context, it was the Blaugrana '11' who led the way and was responsible for creating the Catalans' most dangerous chances.

In fact, his goal gave Barça hope for a comeback when the score was 0-1 in favour of the visitors. Lamine Yamal's entry allowed Raphinha to centralise his position, and in this area of ​​the pitch, on the edge of the visitors' area, the striker received an assist from Pedri and sent a shot into the bottom left corner of the opponent's goal to equalise the score.

Raphinha, increasingly close to surpassing his best record as a Barça player

Despite this, Las Palmas would manage to get ahead again on the scoreboard and would leave Montjuïc with the three points in their pocket, but it would be 'Rapha' who was chosen as the MVP of the duel thanks to his impetus and good football.

With his goal against the Canaries, the '11' reached 14 goals this season in just 20 games, which added to his 8 assists, make him the player with the greatest direct participation in goals this season in Spanish football along with Robert Lewandowski (22).

The Brazilian is the second player with the most goals (8) and assists (6) in LaLiga, only behind 'Lewy' (15) and Lamine (7), respectively. In addition, he is one goal/assist away from equalling his best record as a Barça player, since last season he registered 10 goals and 13 assists in almost double the number of appearances (37).

Beyond the difficult moment that the Blaugrana team is going through, Raphinha continues to show that he is one of the great figures, if not the greatest, of the season in Barcelona, ​​stepping up every time things get tough and assuming the role when the team needs a leader on and off the field.