BOTH HAVE 12 GOALS IN 7 GAMES
Lethal duo! FC Barcelona boasts the best attack in Europe with Lewandowski and Raphinha
Published:26/09/2024 - 18:58h
Updated:27/09/2024 - 01:39h
FC Barcelona is the team with the best attack in Europe's major leagues. Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha are the best duo of the moment, with 12 goals
FC Barcelona's great start to the season, with full victories in the first 7 days of LaLiga, has Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha at two of its highest points of performance. The duo has 12 goals scored (7 by the Pole and 5 by the Brazilian), making Barça the only club in Europe with such a lethal offensive duo at the start of 2024/25. In contrast, the Vinicius-Mbappé couple has 8 goals scored so far.
'Lewy' has responded in the best way to Hansi Flick's trust, leading the scoring table with a couple of more goals than 'KIki' (5). Although the Pole couldn't score against Athletic and Girona, he maintains his goal-per-game average, a more than notable statistic at 36 years old. Furthermore, the '9' adds 2 assists that demonstrate his participation in an offensive trident completed by Lamine Yamal, the second best assister in the tournament with 5 assists on goals ('Vini' is the leader, with 6).
| Jugador | Equipo | Goles |
| Robert Lewandowski | FC Barcelona | 7 |
| Raphinha | FC Barcelona | 5 |
| Kylian Mbappé | Real Madrid | 5 |
| Ayoze Pérez | Villarreal | 4 |
| Lamine Yamal | FC Barcelona | 3 |
| Dani Olmo | FC Barcelona | 3 |
| Borja Iglesias - Iago Aspas | Celta de Vigo | 3 |
| Giovany Lo Celso | Real Betis | 3 |
| Javi Puado | Espanyol | 3 |
| Rodrygo Goes y Vinicius Jr. | Real Madrid | 3 |
| Oihan Sancet | Athletic Club | 3 |
| Sandro Ramírez | Las Palmas | 3 |
Raphinha, for his part, has also contributed with 3 assists in 7 games, one of them to Robert in the victory against Valencia (1-2). The '9' and '11' understand each other better on the field and, with the Pole much looser inside the area compared to the previous season, the difference in play and goals scored is already considerable. Barça has scored 23 goals in 7 games, 5 more than in 23/24 (18), where at this point they were third with 17 points.
Lewandowski and Raphinha, on their way to completing their best season in Barcelona
In that sense, both the Pole and the Brazilian aim to complete their best season since their arrival in Catalonia in 2022. 'Rafa' practically copied his records in his first two seasons as a culé, with 10 goals and 12 assists in 22/23 and the same number of goals scored in 23/24, with one more goal assist (13). Lewandowski, for his part, did have a significant decline compared to his first year last year.
Robert scored 33 goals and 8 assists in 22/23, while the previous season he only added 26 goals, in addition to 9 assists. The one from Warsaw has recovered his usual scoring average in Germany, with 2019/20, under the command of Hansi Flick, being his best season with Bayern Munich. That course helped the Bavarians win the treble with 55 goals and 10 assists in 47 games. Without a doubt, the German coach knows how to exploit all the gunpowder of the '9'.
