Raphinha is at the top of his game. On Wednesday, on the pitch at the Westfalenstadion, he was involved in his 12th goal in the Champions League in 2024. He equals the record for a Brazilian in a calendar year in the competition.
More precisely, the Brazilian striker scored 9 goals and provided 3 assists in the Champions League in 2024. He scored against PSG (3 goals), Young Boys, Bayern Munich (3), Red Star and Borussia Dortmund. As for assists, the Brazilian made one last season and two this season.
Living up to the legends
With 9 goals and 3 assists, Raphinha did as well as the best Brazilian in history in the Champions League. This is Rivaldo, who scored 11 goals and provided 1 assist in the year 2000.
Giovane Élber also achieved this later with Bayern Munich
Then came Neymar’s turn, in 2015, with 9 goals and 3 assists with Barça in the Champions League. The former Santos player achieved this feat with PSG in 2017 with 8 goals and 4 assists. The last to achieve this are Vinicius Junior and Raphinha in 2024. Will it do better in 2025?
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