Superlatives are starting to run out to describe what Raphinha is doing for Barcelona this season.
The Brazilian winger fueled Barcelona's outstanding 4–3 comeback victory against Celta Vigo over the weekend with an assist and a brace. His second goal of the day was a 98th-minute game-winning penalty kick dispatched with authority.
Through 48 appearances in all competitions for Barcelona this season, Raphinha has 30 goals and 21 assists. Thanks to his performance over the weekend, the Brazilian eclipsed the 50 G+A mark for the season, a feat that no Barcelona player had achieved since Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr. and Luis Suárez all did it in the 2015–16 season in the peak of the "MSN" era.
If Raphinha manages to secure three more goal contributions in what remains of the campaign, he'll overtake Neymar's 53 G+A benchmark from 2015–16 to own the record of most goal involvements in a single season by a Brazilian player in Europe's top five leagues ever.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah is the only other player across Europe's top five leagues to reach the 50 goal contributions this term (55).






