Raphinha equals Messi's record, Barca has a wide open door to the Champions League semi-finals

Thanks to a goal and two assists in Barca's 4-0 victory over the German team, the Brazilian striker reached the milestone of 19 times directly participating in scoring situations in the 2024/2025 Champions League. This is an achievement that the legendary Lionel Messi achieved with Barca in the 2011/2012 Champions League season.

Raphinha equals Messi's record, Barca still dreams of winning four-0 — Raphinha shined with 1 goal and 2 assists in Barca's 4-0 victory. Photo: Reuters.

Specifically, Raphinha opened the scoring for the Catalan team in the 25th minute. At the beginning of the second half, the Brazilian player headed the ball to Lewandowski so that the Polish striker could finish the score against his former team, raising the score to 2-0. In the 77th minute, it was also Raphinha who created a favorable assist for Yamal to score, sealing the score at 4-0.

In addition to Raphinha, Lewandowski was also a standout name for Barca in this match. With a double, Lewandowski reached 34 goals in the Champions League knockout round, a number equal to Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, only behind Lionel Messi (49). The Polish striker became the first player in history to score more than 10 goals in the Champions League for 3 different teams.

Previously, Lewandowski had 10 goals for Dortmund in the 2012/2013 season. In the 2019/2020 and 2021/2022 seasons, he has the same scoring record for Bayern Munich. In all competitions, Lewandowski has 40 goals for Barca this season and is only 1 goal away from the 100-goal mark for the Catalan team.

More importantly, with a 4-0 victory over their opponents in the first leg, Barca are now one step closer to the semi-finals. If they make it through the quarter-finals, they will face the winner of Inter Milan and Bayern Munich in the last four.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/the-thao/raphinha-can-bang-thanh-tich-voi-messi-barca-rong-cua-vao-ban-ket-champions-league-i764614/