'Leader' Raphinha rising to Barca striker challenge

‘Leader’ Raphinha rising to Barca striker challenge

The Brazilian winger has scored five goals in three games while playing out of position as Barca's number nine ahead of Sunday's visit to Valencia.

'Leader' Raphinha emerges as Barcelona’s unlikely No. 9 answer

Barcelona spent much of the summer chasing Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, but Raphinha’s explosive start to the La Liga season suggests they may...

'Leader' Raphinha rising to Barca striker challenge

The Brazilian winger has bagged five goals in three games playing out of position as Barca's number nine ahead of Sunday's visit to Valencia at Mestalla. Barca boast a 100 percent record and are level on nine points with Jose Mourinho's revamped Real Madrid, and Real Betis who beat Los Blancos 1-0 on Friday. The Catalan giants failed to land the forward they craved to replace Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres, who left earlier in the summer, …

No Lewy, no problem: 'Leader' Raphinha rising to Barca striker challenge