Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 23:52 / Updated Wednesday, April 30, 2025 23:58
Raphinha (28), Barcelona's striker, outdated on Wednesday evening, In the tour of the semifinals of the Champions League with Inter, score 3-3on the legendary Leo Messi, in terms of decisive contributions in a season of the most important interclub competition on the continent in the “Blaugrana” shirt.
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The return takes place on May 6, in Milan;
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In the other semifinal, Tuesday, PSG imposed on Arsenal's land, 1-0. The return takes place on May 7.
At the match with Inter, on his own field, on Wednesday evening, Raphinha was one of the most important host players. The individual successes made him overcome Leo Messi in the ranking of contributions for Barcelona in a season of the Champions League. Thus, he became the first player in the history of Barcelona and the first Brazilian to be directly involved in 20 goals in a single edition of the Champions League.
Raphinha, over Leo Messi, in the International Season 2024-2025
In the 38th minute, at the 2-1 score in favor of Inter, Ferran Torres scored in front of the gate, from Raphinha's pass.
In the 65th minute, Raphinha sent a great shot, which from “transverse” came behind Sommer, then entered the gate. Even though the success was considered autogolous, Raphinha, up to this phase, The Brazilian managed to reach 20 contributions in the current edition of the Champions League (goals + decisive passes), exceeding the previous record, held by Leo Messi.
In fact, only three players were directly involved in over 20 goals in a single edition of the Champions League, as follows:
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Cristiano Ronaldo (seasons 2013/14 and 2015/16)
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Robert Lewandowski (season 2019/20)
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Raphinha (season 2024/25)
Images from Barcelona – Inter
