Raphinha vs Neymar: Barcelona star overtakes fellow Brazilian’s best Blaugrana season | OneFootball

Barcelona star Raphinha, on Saturday, overtook compatriot and Blaugrana legend Neymar Jr. in an altogether noteworthy statistical category.

Wide-man Raphinha of course proved himself the star of the show once more yesterday evening.

En route to a stunning Barcelona comeback against Celta Vigo, the former Leeds United man proved himself the catalyst, notching a 2nd-half brace, as well as an assist.

As much kept alive what has been nothing short of a sensational individual campaign on Raphinha’s part, giving rise to mounting calls for a Ballon d’Or push.

And as alluded to above, a day on, the true magnitude of the Brazilian’s achievements in 2024/25 has been put into context.

This comes amid confirmation that, despite as many as 10 games potentially remaining in the term, Raphinha has overtaken Neymar’s best statistical season in Catalunya’s capital.

As per Sport, the latter’s standout campaign for Barcelona gave rise to 51 combined goals and assists.

Raphinha, though, has now racked up two more, with 53 direct goal contributions to his name.

Conor Laird – GSFN