Raphinha in a sentence

After the Yorkshiremen accepted an offer from Chelsea, Raphinha held out for Barca to activate one of their economic levers and help him make his dream move which hasn't entirely gone according to plan so far.

Another is through player sales, and reports on Saturday that Barca's misfiring widemen Ansu, Ferran and Raphinha are all candidates for the chopping block this summer.

Barca had two opportunities to take the lead in the 25th minute when Raphinha was put through on goal but the Brazilian winger saw his shot come off the post before Alejandro Balde's effort from the rebound also hit the woodwork.

Barcelona dug deep to grab the equaliser, however, and mistakes by United's defence gifted the ball on the edge of their box to Raphinha whose cross eluded David de Gea and went into the net.

Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong, centre, and Barcelona's Raphinha, centre left, talk to referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez during the Spanish La Liga match.

Gavi and Raphinha both mishit efforts from point blank range in the space of a few seconds that should have put the game out of reach, before Ter Stegen palmed away Griezmann’s cunning flick.

It was a tougher game than the scoreline suggests, with second-half goals from Jordi Alba, Gavi and Raphinha earning the three points, which mean Barca currently boast an eight-point lead at the top of the table.

Off the back of signing Robert Lewandowski and beating Chelsea to both Raphinha and Jules Kounde, Barça budgeted for at least a quarter-final place in the Champions League this season.

Raphinha goes down under the challenge of Vinicius and that's a free kick for Barca.

The Catalans, who have been battling with an injury crisis, are expecting Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha to be fit for the match.

The Gunners were initially linked with a move for Raphinha over the summer during his time at Leeds United before he eventually made the switch to the Nou Camp.

The lively Raphinha plays a quick one-two with Sergi Roberto and rattles the bouncing ball towards goal from the edge of the area.

Xavi has become increasingly dependent on the Spanish Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha.

Barcelona equalised with a goal from Raphinha just after the hour mark, leading many to believe they would turn the tide in their favour.

Barcelona forward Raphinha said on Saturday that starting the season with four consecutive wins is a statement the players' needed to make to prove their worth.

Raphinha scored the first hat-trick of his career and added two assists to guide Barcelona to a 7-0 rout of Real in La Liga on Saturday.

Raphinha, who scored twice in Barcelona’s in Paris, played only the final 10 minutes at Cadiz.

The Dutch goalkeeper produced a series of remarkable saves, including a spectacular stop from a Raphinha free kick, to preserve Las Palmas’ advantage.