Raphinha blatantly 'stole' his teammate's goal

Barcelona had a great night, crushing Dortmund 4-0. However, the highlight of the match was not only the overwhelming victory, but also Raphinha's "goal steal" from Cubarsi.

Raphinha later apologized to Cubarsi - Photo: REUTERS

The match between Barcelona and Dortmund took place in the early morning of April 10 in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the 2024-2025 Champions League.

This situation started in the 25th minute, after Inigo Martinez's header, Cubarsi immediately rushed in to kick the ball.

It seemed that Cubarsi had scored his first Champions League goal for Barcelona. He ran to celebrate, but the goal was credited to Raphinha. However, the echoes of this situation still linger.

Raphinha's (Barcelona) action was unnecessary, and could even be offside. The VAR referees took a few minutes to check the situation, and finally recognized the first goal for Barcelona.

After the match, Raphinha shared: "About the opening goal? At that time, I was actually a bit worried because I was afraid that I would be offside when I touched the ball. But luckily the goal was recognized.

At that time, I went to apologize to Cubarsi for touching the ball before it crossed the line. But Cubarsi was quite cheerful and told me that there was no problem."

Afterwards I joked with Cubarsi: "Don't worry too much, the goal will still be counted as an assist for you."

However, Raphinha's actions have caused a lot of controversy. "He shouldn't have done that, especially with a young player like Cubarsi," Marca commented.

Among the negative comments, there are still fans who sympathize with the Brazilian striker because he is competing for the Golden Boot in the Champions League and is eager to score. "But the desire to compete for the Golden Boot may have made him lose control," quoted from the fan's comments.

Anyway, Raphinha's goal was the premise to help Barcelona win overwhelmingly against Dortmund, almost putting one foot in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

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