Barcelona’s number 11 reached 21 direct goal involvements on Tuesday (6/5) and matched the Portuguese star’s statistic.
Barcelona lost to Inter Milan on Tuesday by 4 to 3 in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final at San Siro. Having scored the Spanish team’s third goal, Raphinha equaled Cristiano Ronaldo‘s record for most goals in a single edition of the competition.
In 14 games played, the Brazilian scored 13 goals and provided eight assists, with 21 involvements, in an average of 58 minutes per participation. According to data from Sofascore, Raphinha also created 13 great chances, made 39 decisive passes and had a 70% conversion rate of clear chances (7/10). The Barcelona forward is the top scorer and leader in assists in this edition of the Champions League. Raphinha’s 21 direct appearances equaled Cristiano Ronaldo’s record from the 2013/14 season.
The Portuguese player, who was playing for Real Madrid at the time, scored 17 goals and provided four assists in 11 games, leading the Spanish team to the title.
This season, Raphinha has 32 goals and 23 assists in 53 matches.
