Raphinha decided for Barcelona during the last round of the Spanish Championship, and Xavi opened the game on the team’s victory; see details
Xavi was satisfied with what he saw barcelonawhich featured a goal from little raphinha to come out with the victory in front of the Osasunalast Tuesday, 8, by the La Liga🇧🇷 The Brazilian scored with a header, in a goal similar to the one he did for Brazilian Teambefore the Tunisia, when he covered the goalkeeper. In a similar move, the ace returned to swing the nets and to be compared with Van Persie.
Ansu Fati, his attacking partner, after Barcelona’s 2-1 victory, published a photo on his social networks next to Raphinha and highlighted his teammate with the nickname “Van Raphinha” in reference to Van Persie. The former player was marked by a great header at the 2014 World Cup, when he covered the goalkeeper with a header from the edge of the area.
Thus, the Brazilian won all the affection of his companion after the hard-fought victory of Barcelona against Osasuna. It is important to remember that the Catalan team had Lewandowski sent off and, even so, left with the three points. After the game and Raphinha’s great performance, Xavi took the opportunity to praise his team and valued everyone’s dedication.
🇧🇷I told the players at halftime to have faith. We enjoy the moments. We had patience. It is a victory of courage, faith and family. We celebrated in the locker room. I’m very proud of the team today. It’s from one of the games where we don’t show ourselves more mature. It’s a tremendous victory, but it’s too early to say it’s a championship“, said the coach about Barcelona’s 2-1 over Osasuna.
It is worth remembering that the goal scored by Raphinha was extremely important for the player. He had been suffering from a lot of criticism and was one of the most questioned signings after the fall of Xavi’s team in the Champions League. With 18 games in 2022/23, the ace has two balls in the net and four assists.
Source: sportbuzz
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