Raphinha, the best example of the brutal depth of Barça's bench

The FC Barcelona invested 58 million euros in Raphinha, being the most expensive signing of the summer. The Brazilian has had a first-half of season with a lot of altibajos, but the Tuesday appeared when more it needed him the group directed by Xavi Hernández, cabeceando a centre of Frenkie of Jong to complete the traced back culé in The Sadar, three points of gold that ensure the leadership, at least, until end of year.

For the Barça, the first part of the crash in front of Osasuna did to think that the variants that made the technician egarense in the complement would be key to resolve a formality complicated from beginning to end. The early disadvantage (from the minute 6) and the numerical inferiority (with one less from the 31') seemed to throw to the fret the plans of Xavi, but the trainer kept the calm and, thanks to the so much of Pedri in the beginning of the second part, reserved his changes for the final stretch.

Osasuna Began to besiege the area culé, taking advantage of the physical wear of the visitors. Without modifying the diagram, Xavi sent to Gavi by Christensen and, afterwards, to Ansu Fati and Raphinha by some exhausted Ferran Torres and Ousmane Dembélé. The Brazilian almost had not touched the balloon, but Frenkie of Jong, delayed to play like head office beside Marcos Alonso, warned the diagonal of the '22' and threw a precise deep pass so that the forward cabeceara just on an advanced Aitor Fernández.

A goal of pure opportunism that evidence the quality of the Brazilian and the importance to have a deep bench in tournaments so balanced like this League. While the Real Madrid loses gas without Karim Benzema, the Barça goes on thanks to his basic wardrobe. Many said that this team was not able to win parties without Robert Lewandowski. The triumph in Pamplona calla mouths with eloquence.

Raphinha Explains his goal in front of the Osasuna

"It had to think fast, the party was difficult. Had few occasions to trace back and it was necessary to be fast and cold to mark. Frenkie Has put me a big balloon, has a lot of quality and knows to do this like anybody and the goalkeeper expected that it controlled the balloon and knew that it would go out and expected the moment to put it here", explained Raphinha to Barça TV after the party.

Besides, the player of 25 years highlighted the importance of the reaction culé in the complement. "This party, seeing of out, there were not a lot of spaces. Osasuna Is a big team, but if we want to win the League know that these parties have to win them and knew to suffer", puntualizó the ex forward of Leeds. Now, the international culés will leave to Catar, with greater tranquility after consolidating the leadership of LaLiga.