Barcelona striker Raphinha stole the hearts of club supporters by equalizing his identity with Lionel Messi in the Champions League.
Raphinha contributed 19 goals after scoring in the Champions League quarterfinals and assisting with his game against Borussia Dortmund. He made the biggest goal contribution to Barcelona in a single Champions League match with Lionel Messi.
The Brazilian scored 12 goals in 11 games this season and created seven assists in 11 games, the same number as Messi, who scored 14 goals for Barcelona in one season and five assists in 11 games.
Rafenha (12) and Robert Lewandowski (11) are the first pair of Champions League seasons since Lionel Messi and Neymar in 2014-15.
Barcelona won the high notes that season, and that’s what they’re going to do this season.
