Raphinha and Lamine Yamal aim to hold on to the top of the scoring charts against Levante

The wingers of FC Barcelona are facing LaLiga 2025/26 as they finished last season, that is, at a superlative level. And it is that both Lamine Yamal and Raphinha were in charge of beating the nets in the first match of the season against RCD Mallorca.

Now both players, with one goal each, are preparing to face matchday 2 of the league competition against Levante UD, in which they will seek to hold on to the top of the scoring charts.

Rapinha was in charge of opening the scoring against the 'bermellón' team in the 7th minute when he received a cross to the far post, precisely from the new '10' of the blaugrana team.

For his part, Lamine Yamal decided that he would not allow the match to end without scoring a goal. In the 90+4 minute, the Rocafonda native launched a left-footed shot that knocked down the cobwebs of Leo Román's goal to sign the third goal of the match. The second was scored by Ferran Torres in the 23rd minute.

Matchday without braces: no player scored more than one goal at the start of LaLiga

In this context, the new LaLiga season began with excitement, intensity and obviously several goals distributed in the different matches. However, there is a fact that is especially striking.

And that is that no player managed to score more than one goal on the opening day. No braces, no hat-tricks. All the goals were scored by different protagonists, something that could be taken advantage of by Raphinha-Lamine Yamal, Barça's lethal duo.

So far, the domestic competition has 25 players tied in the scoring charts, in which, in addition to the '10' and '11' of the blaugrana team, the 'Shark', Kylian Mbappé, Nico Williams, Julián Álvarez or Karl Etta Eyong, who is on Barça's radar, stand out.

Ferran Torres challenges Lewandowski for the center forward position at Barça

At Barcelona, each demarcation has more than one player so that the starter maintains his level due to the competition. In this sense, the center forward position is more than covered for this season with Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.

In principle, the Valencian is facing the best moment of his career after his arrival at the blaugrana team. The '7' went from being a player with little prominence to becoming the Polish player's revulsive, although now he could compete with the '9'.

The starting center forward has been experiencing discomfort in the biceps femoris of his left leg, but in recent days he has been working with the group to try to enter the squad for the match against Levante and aspire to have minutes and beat the nets.

However, in case of receiving the call from coach Hansi Flick, the most likely thing is that he will have few minutes until he is 100% and that the 'Shark' continues to occupy his place.

Despite this, 'Lewan' remains calm, considering the fact that last season he scored 42 goals in 52 matches. Although Ferran scored 19 in 45 matches, starting as a substitute. Do you think the 'Shark' will stay with the center forward position this season?