Talisman Barcelona Raphinha added his swollen goal this season with an arm against Benfica to the victory of the round of Tuesday, bringing his account to an impressive 11 in the Champions League only this season.
Raphinha had scored the only goal in Barcelona in a Narrow victory of first leg About Benfica last week and doubled the total leadership of his side with the initial goal in Montjuic. Nicolas Otamendi reduced the deficit for visitors before Lamine Yamal rolled up in an impressive second to make his own story and it was Raphinha who concluded the score in a 3-1 victory.
Only five other Brazilians have reached double digits for the Champions League goals in one campaign, and Raphinha is now alone in terms of continental power in the historical history of their nation.
The biggest goals of a Brazilian player in a season in the UEFA Champions League:
Raphinha – 11 by 2024-25
Kaka – 10 in 2006-07
Rivaldo – 10 in 1999-00
Jardel – 10 in 1999-00
Roberto Firmino – 10 in 2017-18
Neymar – 10 in 2014-15 pic.twitter.com/5odb1rv4jn– Analyst Opt (@optaanalyst) March 11, 2025
Neymar coincided with the previous ten -goal record for a Brazilian Champions League when Barcelona won a European trampling during the 2014/15 campaign. Raphinha has its views on a similar goal. “I think we are contestants to win everything,” the striker insisted after advancing the quarterfinals where they will face one from Lille or Borussia Dortmund.
Barcelona is currently running the league and faces Atletico Madrid in the second part of its King Cup semi -final next month with the Aggregated score level at 4-4.
Not too long ago, the ambitions of European success in Barcelona were limited to Europe League. No one scored more than three goals in the competition last season, while the Catalans crashed famous outside the group stage of the Champions League 2021/22 after scoring a total of only two goals.
Lionel Messi was the last player to won double digits in Europe for Barcelona, ​​scoring 12 goals on the way to the semifinals in the 2018/19 campaign. With the numbers comparable to those of Prime Neymar and Messi, it is not uncommon for Hansi Flick to have tilted to Raphinha to win the Golden Ballon.
