The performance of Raphinha It’s giving something to talk about in Spain. Much because of the goal scored by the Brazilian, the first of Barcelona in the 4-0 rout over Borussia Dortmund, on the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
The ‘mark’, one of Spain’s most traditional sports newspapers, played with the fact that the Brazilian had ‘stolen’ the goal of the young Spanish defender, Pau Cubarsrs.
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‘This is not done with a child’
In a chronicle signed by journalist Luis Rojo, from ‘Marca’, he plays with the fact that Raphinha “stolen ‘the goal of defender Pau Cubarsrs. The Spanish defender hit a low kick that went to the goal, but the attacker gave a cart on the line and took the goal of his mate.
“Come on, the Brazilian “stole” the goal of his partner. These are things that are not done, especially with a boy like Cubarsrs, who would score his first goal at Champions. But, of course, you can understand the beam, because it is vying for the Champions artillery. The situation could have been worse, as the goal was almost annulled by the referee by impediment of the Brazilian, “says part of the text.
The publication also highlighted Raphinha’s anxiety and his companions while the goal was analyzed by VAR for a possible impediment condition.
“While VAR decided the validity of the bid, the expression of the kidnapping said everything. In the end, the goal was validated and everything was a simple anecdote. All Barcelona players laughed and accepted the attitude of the Raphinha, because in the end, what mattered was that the goal had been confirmed. It was just a nice detail,” followed the journalist.
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Raphinha excuses
After the match, Raphinha revealed that she apologized to Cubarsrs for a bid, but said the Spanish defender was happy for the assistance.
– I was worried about the first goal play if I was prevented or not. Good thing it was valid. I touched the ball before the line and apologized to Cubarsrs. He said he had no problem, that he counted as assistance. I thought the ball could go out, it was a quick decision -said Raphinha in an interview with ‘Movistar Plus’.
How was the raphinha goal in Barcelona x Borussia Dortmund
At 24 minutes, Raphinha made a Gol ‘curious’. After a free kick for the area, Iñigo Martínez touched his head, Cubarsis deflected low, and Raphinha stretched to complete for the goal on the line. The ball was already going in, but the Brazilian, even in a dubious position, put inside. The goal was validated after revision of VAR.
With the validated goal, Raphinha was isolated in this season’s Champions League artillery, with 12 goals scored.
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Raphinha numbers in 2025
- 45 games
- 28 goals
- 20 Assistance
