The scorers could hardly have been further apart in the betting odds for the sides - Raphinha with two and Lamine Yamal with one in between for Barça, and Nicolás Otamendi for the Portuguese giants.

But it is Raphinha who has Barcelona looking like a championship-caliber team thanks to his clutch scoring. The Brazil forward has blossomed into an all-round player this campaign, shifting from ...

On his 18th birthday, Raphinha sat alone in his tiny room in Florianopolis, staring at his phone. No messages. No calls. No offers. Injured and out of the Avai U20 team, he was on the verge of ...

Barcelona forward Raphinha is out on his own as the top scorer in this season's UEFA Champions League with 11 goals as the race heats up. The Brazilian international struck eight times in the ...

That's when Raphinha summoned a moment of magic at just the right time. The Brazilian stepped in front of a misplaced pass by Benfica's Antonio Silva, took two dribbles and fired a rocket of a ...

March 5 (Reuters) - Raphinha struck a second-half winner to give Barcelona a lion-hearted 1-0 victory at Benfica on Wednesday as they overcame a red card for Pau Cubarsi early in the game to steal ...

Raphinha has scored another goal against Benfica in a challenging first leg of the Champions League round of 16. The Brazilian winger intercepted a poor pass given by Antonio Silva in order to ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Robert Lewandowski is leading Barcelona in scoring. Pedri is in complete command of the midfield, and Lamine Yamal has all the trappings of a generational star.

But it is Raphinha who has Barcelona looking like a championship-caliber team thanks to his clutch scoring. The Brazil forward has blossomed into an all-round player this campaign, shifting from ...

But it is Raphinha who has Barcelona looking like a championship-caliber team thanks to his clutch scoring.