Raphinha Brace: Barcelona Captain's Exceptional Season Continues With Another UEFA Champions League Brace

Barca were the favourites in the match, but the Raphinha brace ensured that there was no slip-up for them. The 29-year-old Brazilian is enjoying great form this season.

As a centre-forward, he has stepped up spectacularly for the Catalan giants. Raphinha Brace: Another Step Towards Making It A Memorable Season The Raphinha brace on Tuesday took him to 19 goals in 13 matches this season, which gives him an average of around 1.5 goals per match.

That is simply an incredible piece of statistics and goes on to show the kind of impact Raphinha is having for Barcelona this season. The Brazilian was injured for a short while a few weeks ago, and Barca struggled to replace him.

The Catalan giants suffered two defeatsagainst Real Madridand Paris Saint-Germain, with Raphinha playing and scoring against Los Blancos. The Brazilian continues to be a mobile centre-forward, with exceptional speed of decision-making in the final third.

He keeps combining with Anthony Gordon, Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez in a very quick manner and keeps beating the opposition defenders on a regular basis. It seems pretty inconceivable that Raphinha was a Leeds United player five seasons ago.

He never took the Premier League by storm in the way he is doing for Barca now. He was a contender to win the Ballon d'Or a couple of seasons ago, and if things continue to go like this, he will be in contention again next year.