One Barcelona star has attempted 42 free-kicks without scoring a goal | OneFootball

A concerning statistic surrounding the set-piece exploits of a leading member of the attacking ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona has on Friday come to the fore online.

The info comes courtesy of Mundo Deportivo, and highlights Raphinha as the player in question.

Wide-man Raphinha is of course in the midst of what has been a spectacular individual campaign to date.

The Brazilian looks a player reborn under the watch of Hansi Flick, with 42 direct goal contributions to his name in 38 appearances to date.

One area of the game in which Raphinha continues to struggle, though, is free-kicks.

Barcelona have not had a specialist free-kick taker in their ranks since Lionel Messi departed all the way back in the summer of 2021.

Raphinha, for his part, is one player to have attempted to take on this mantle, but as of yet, has come up concerningly short.

As revealed by MD, the former Leeds United man, since making his debut in Barca colours, has taken aim at goal from a free-kick on 42 occasions.

And, to date, not a single one has found the net.

Conor Laird – GSFN