The FC Barcelona did not live a pleasant night in Saint Mamés, all the contrary. The ones of Xavi Hernández were inferior to an Athletic Club that showed character and to the that was missing him luck to impose , but that left to the discovered that the Barcelona picture has a lot for working to go back to present his best version. The feelings are not the best, all the contrary, but the Barça has achieved a triumph of gold that can be key in the fight by LaLiga.
Raphinha Was the attendant to annotate the only so much that cost in Saint Mamés, instants before it finalised the first part. The Brazilian received a sent of Sergio Busquets from the frontal and had sufficient time to control and command a derechazo powerful to the area bilbaína, without at all that do for the guardameta. There was suspense, because in principle it was cancelled by the VAR by a possible position advanced, but the Brazilian was more than enabled and went back to 'give' a victory to the culés.
Raphinha, second maximum goleador of the Barça
The international with Brazil has annotated in the last two parties of the Barça to achieve the victory. It had happened it does a week, against Valencia, and now in Saint Mamés. They are two goals of vital importance that leave clear that is in a state of form sensacional and that, finally, is being important for this Barça. The absence of Ousmane Dembélé, in the infirmary by injury, has seated him of wonder.
So much so, while the ex of the Borussia Dortmund has been lesionado, Raphinha has taken advantage of to situate like the maximum second goleador of the Barça in all the competitions. Sum nine targets in 37 parties, in addition to other nine assistances. Numbers that surpass to the ones of Dembélé (eight goals and seven passes of goal in 28 parties).
There will be competition when it go back Dembélé
Raphinha Is showing his version more desequilibrante in these last weeks and has become an indisputable player for Xavi Hernández, so much in the system of four midfield players, as when they have played with offensive trident. It is opening the doors to a new battle when Ousmane Dembélé return to the action... Who adueñará of the right band?