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Raphinha celebrating his goal against Betis (5-0)

'BRAKE' TO HIS EVOLUTION

Raphinha will start from scratch at Barça again

Published:4/10/2023 - 09:39h

Updated:4/10/2023 - 13:28h

Raphinha's injury has been a splash of cold water for the Brazilian attacker, who had 'plugged in' after losing the starting job at FC Barcelona. Now, he has to row against the current again

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Before lesionarse, Raphinha was going back to be one of the players with more influence in the game of the FC Barcelona. It had had a start of season complicated, conditioned by the expulsion in front of the Getafe -in the first day of LaLiga- that forced him to remain without playing in two parties. To his return, the panorama had changed more than the account and lost the opportunity to be the first option of Xavi Hernández to accompany to Robert Lewandowski in the forward. After almost a month, finally was it achieving.

The irruption of Lamine Yamal and in good moment of Joao Félix were leaving by behind to a Raphinha that lived more split of the expected from of the bank of acting. It played a minute against the Osasuna, 26' in front of the Real Betis, with included goal, 18' in front of the Celtic and went back to be headline in LaLiga against the RCD Mallorca, split in which it was the big star of the Barça with a goal and assistance. Also it had been headline in Champions League, with two passes of goal and a shot that rebounded in a player of the Royal Amberes for colarse in the goal.

Confidence and change of role in the Barça

The influence of Raphinha intensified after the stop of selections of September. It was very important in the approach of Brazil and supposed a reunion 'thrilling', put did not go summoned from the World-wide of Qatar. It had won a gap in the team that gave him back the confidence and the Barça finished being the most benefited. It showed much more incisive, participatory and a very difficult player of descifrar for the rival defences.

It helped him, besides, that Xavi gave him a new role in the team. And it is that, in the parties of League in which the Barça saw by behind in the marker, the international with Brazil assumed a role like interior. It began to play inside so that the right extreme had more amplitude. It was key against the Mallorca, with Lamine Yamal of 'partner'. The plan did not have a lot of continuity because, a party afterwards, fell lesionado. It touches him go back to live all his process from zero.

Twist of 180 degrees... And go back to begin

After breaking in front of the Seville, the Barça confirmed that the player of 26 years suffers an injury in the biceps femoral of the right thigh. The forecast is that it was out of action until finals of this month and will play depending on his evolution and feelings, but yes that has been a frenazo important when more decisive began to be for the Barcelona. When it return, it will be necessary to see how is the forward and how much will have to litigate, again, by a place.