An altogether noteworthy statistic, highlighting the stellar European campaign being enjoyed by Barcelona star Raphinha to date, has on Thursday come to the fore online.
Wide-man Raphinha, for his part, is of course fresh off another starring display on Wednesday night.
Afforded a start in Barcelona’s Champions League meeting with Serie A outfit Atalanta, the Brazilian laid on the assists for both of his side’s goals, en route to a 2-2 draw.
And as alluded to above, such exploits have since given rise to another notable stat, surrounding Raphinha’s Ballon d’Or-level season to date.
As per Squawka, Barcelona’s explosive winger created more ‘big chances’ than any other player in the Champions League league phase, with eight.
Next up was ex-Real Madrid standout Ángel Di María, joined by Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich in 2nd place with seven big chances created.
Check out the full top 10, as per Squawka, below:
Conor Laird – GSFN
