Raphinha burst into tears despite being on par with Ronaldo in the Champions League

Raphinha's goal against Inter helped him equal Cristiano Ronaldo's record in Champions League/Cup C1 history, but Barca was still eliminated.

Barcelona lost 3-4 to Inter Milan in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium.

Like the first leg at Montjuic, the two teams kept chasing each other dramatically. In the end, Barca watched Inter win the ticket to the final in Munich on May 31, losing 6-7 on aggregate.

Raphinha equals Ronaldo's record. Photo: FCB

In the second leg, Raphinha scored to raise the score to 3-2 for Barca in the 88th minute, when he made 2 consecutive shots.

It was Raphinha's 13th goal in the Champions League this season. In addition, according to Opta, he has 8 assists.

Thus, the Brazilian player participated in 21 goals in the 2024/25 Champions League, equaling the record in a season set by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013/14, when he won the championship with Real Madrid.

That day, Ronaldo scored 17 goals – the absolute record for the number of times he directly scored goals so far in the history of the Champions League/Cup C1 – alongside 4 assists.

However, Raphinha did not have the same joy as Cristiano Ronaldo, when Barca could not maintain their advantage at the end of the match.

In the third minute of stoppage time, Barca's lack of concentration allowed Acerbi to score the equalizer to make it 3-3. In extra time, Davide Frattesi skillfully executed a shot into the far corner to help Inter win a ticket to the Champions League final.

Raphinha's tears when Barca was eliminated. Photo: FCB

Under the heavy rain of Giuseppe Meazza sky, Raphinha cried and was comforted by defender Darmian.

Afterwards, Hansi Flick and left-back Gerard Martin also gave Raphinha a hug of encouragement.

“ I think my players deserved to be in the final , ” Hansi Flick praised Raphinha and the Barca players . “ When they look at themselves in the mirror, they can be really proud . ”

Flick also sent a message to his opponents: “I want to congratulate Inter because they played very well in both matches. I wish them the best of luck in the final in Munich.”

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/raphinha-bat-khoc-du-can-bang-ky-luc-cua-ronaldo-o-cup-c1-2398463.html