Raphinha Treble Fires Perfect Barca to Win at Sevilla
Raphinha scored three times, and Barcelona erased a first-half deficit to make it seven wins from seven in LaLiga.
- On Saturday, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 3-1 at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium, with Barcelona forward Raphinha scoring a hat-trick to extend the club's perfect start to the LaLiga season to seven matches.
- Barcelona manager Hansi Flick's side entered with six consecutive victories and 28 goals scored. Raphinha, LaLiga's leading scorer, had netted a hat-trick in Wednesday's 7-2 win over Racing Santander.
- Sevilla player Youssouf Fofana headed in Felix Correia's cross to take an early lead, but Raphinha equalized three minutes later. He completed his hat-trick in the 52nd minute from a Lamine Yamal cross.
- The victory moves Barcelona to the top of LaLiga with a perfect record. The Catalan club now holds a six-point lead over rivals Real Madrid, who face Atletico Madrid this weekend.
- Barcelona's dominant start cements their position atop the league standings with 28 goals scored. The Catalan club's perfect record sets the pace in LaLiga as they pursue the championship.
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Raphinha treble fires perfect Barca to win at Sevilla
Hansi Flick's side moved six points clear of Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid, who visit Atletico Madrid in a derby clash on Sunday. The Spanish champions were given the biggest test of their season to date but overcame Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan thanks to Raphinha's treble. The Brazil international has started the season in sensational form, playing out of position as a central striker. La Liga's top goalscorer, Raphinha reached 12 goals i…
Sevilla, 19 Sep (EFE).- Barcelona's midfielder Fermín López stressed the importance of the triumph before Seville (1-3) to face the club and assured that his team is "a very good dynamic", in addition to exalting his partner the Brazilian international Raphinha, to whom everyone gives "balloons and he puts them" in [...] La entrada Fermín, happy for the full triumphs: "We give balloons to Raphinha and he puts them in" was first published in Hola…
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