Raphinha continues to reach new milestones this season, as he matched Lionel Messi's record.
Raphinha is having an excellent season for Barcelona this season, underscored by the milestone he reached in the triumph against Borussia Dortmund today.
The 28-year-old scored and assisted twice in the 4-0 demolition of Dortmund at Montjuic tonight, handing the Blaugrana a massive first-leg advantage before the second leg in Germany.
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Raphinha shines in Barcelona
The Brazil international gave the Blaugrana the lead in the 25th minute, poking home from close range after Pau Cubarsi flicked the ball towards goal.
He set up Robert Lewandowski for the second goal, heading a Yamal cross towards the Pole, who knocked it in. He also assisted the fourth goal of the game, releasing an early pass to Lamine Yamal, who toe-poked it home.
Raphinha matches Messi
The three-goal contributions against Dortmund took the former Sporting CP man to 19 direct goal involvements this season (12 goals and 7 assists.)
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That effectively tied him with Messi's best Champions League campaign for Barcelona, the 2011/12 season, in which he scored 14 goals and provided five assists in 11 games.
Raphinha leads the Champions League this season in goals and big chances created, emphasising his output this season.