Raphinha score hat-trick as Barcelona come from 1-0 down to beat Sevilla 3-1 for Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. The win na seventh straight La Liga victory for defending champion. Barca now get 31 goals in seven games and dem move six points clear of Real Madrid, wey still get match against Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
First half at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan tight and evenly balanced. Barcelona, the runaway league leaders, even fall behind briefly when Youssouf Fofana score in 19th minute. Captain Raphinha put am right almost at once in 22nd minute and e be 1-1 at break. After restart, game become increasingly one-sided. Barca take control and twice the combination of Lamine Yamal and Raphinha settle am. Both times, Spanish world champion supply assist and him Brazilian strike partner apply finish in 52nd and 69th minutes. Raphinha night end in 76th minute, when Karim Adeyemi replace am.
For statisticians, e be some night. Raphinha score him 10th, 11th and 12th goals of season in Seville, all after just seven matchdays. Has that ever happen before and, if so, when? Opta data analysts get answer: for 21st century, only one player don score more goals after seventh matchday. Cristiano Ronaldo don already hit 13 by that point in 2014/15 season for Real Madrid, despite missing one game through injury. As for Lionel Messi, him record stand at 11 goals after seventh matchday in 2017/18 season.
In the end, wetin those hauls worth? Ronaldo finish with staggering 48 goals and 17 assists in 35 games, but Barca win title. In 2018, Catalans also win title, with Messi contribute 34 goals and 14 assists in 36 games. So where Raphinha go end? The 29-year-old record for Barcelona stand at 18 goals and 12 assists in 2024/25. Thanks to their seventh win in seventh league game of season, Flick team move six points clear of second-placed Real Madrid. Real Madrid face Atletico in derbi madrileno on Sunday and could trim gap again.
Raphinha continued him red-hot form with hat trick in 3-1 win at Sevilla as defending champion Barcelona record seventh straight victory in La Liga on Saturday. Lamine Yamal set up two of the irrepressible Brazilian goals to make am La Liga-high 12 so far, one less than Raphinha score all last season. Barca get 31 goals in seven games and move six points ahead of Real Madrid, wey play at Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
Raphinha cut inside defender and find bottom right corner for him first goal, which come midway through first half and after Youssouf Fofana give Sevilla lead. Lamine Yamal bamboozle Sevilla defense with quick footwork before crossing for Raphinha to head in from close range in 52nd. Yamal then assist again. Barring injury, Raphinha set to smash him career best tally of 18 league goals from two seasons ago.
After being crushed 7-2 by Barca in midweek, Racing Santander was routed 5-0 at Celta Vigo with Pablo Duran scoring twice.
