Barcelona super: only team in the top 5 leagues with two players in double figures

With yesterday's brace, Raphinha became the second Blaugrana player to reach double figures, alongside him is Lewandowski. So far, no one has done as well as Barcelona in the top 5 European leagues

di MATTEO MEREU
4 December 2024
Raphinha

Raphinha

Barcelona, ​​4 December 2024 – November was certainly not the best month for the Barcelona di flick, who collected just 4 points in the championship and allowed the Real Madrid to dangerously approach the top of the rankings again. In the past month, in fact, the Barca they only won against Espanyol (3-1), while there were actually two defeats: 0-1 against Real Society and 1-2 against the The Palmas. Against the Celta Vigo last November 23rd, instead, the Barça did not go beyond 2-2. Also in November, the Barca they had to do without one of the key men: Lamine Yamal, who, following an injury sustained before the break, had to miss a few games, depriving Barcelona of his talent. However, yesterday Barça returned to winning ways, defeating 5-1 Maiorca away, thanks to the goals Ferran Torres, Raphinha (double), De Jong e Pau (FR) Victor. Following the victory, the Blaugrana manager Hansi flick said he was “very happy” that November is over, suggesting that yesterday’s match was almost a rebirth for his team.

The sensational figures

Beyond the victory, however, Barcelona can also celebrate another very important fact, which highlights how the German coach's work is bearing fruit. Thanks to the brace scored yesterday, in the 56th minute from a penalty and in the 74th minute from an assist by Yamal, Raphinha has reached 11 goals, becoming the second player to reach double figures for goals in the team, after Lewandowski which is located at 15. This has allowed the Barça to be thethe only team in the top 5 European leagues to already have two players with more than 10 league goalsThe Brazilian also provided 8 assists in the League, proving to have become a key player in Flick's chessboard. In the championship, in fact, the former winger of Leeds has played 94% of the total minutes, while his participation in his team's goals is 40%. Lewandowski, on the other hand, in addition to the 15 goals scored in La Liga, also has two assists, with 35% participation in Barça's goals. Even in Champions the two are definitely dominating, as demonstrated by the 7 goals in 5 appearances for the Pole and the 5 goals and 2 assists for the Brazilian. We must not forget Yamal, who, despite missing 20 days due to injury, has already scored 5 goals and 9 assists in 14 games in La Liga and 1 goal and 1 assist in 4 appearances in the Champions League.

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