Barcelona star Raphinha has on Tuesday secured his place in an altogether exclusive Blaugrana club.
This comes owing to his exploits during Barca’s showdown with Paris Saint-Germain.
Xavi’s troops are of course currently locked in action, on the continent.
As much comes in the 2nd leg of the club’s Champions League quarter-final tie with French champions PSG.
After battling their way to a 3-2 triumph in the tie’s opener, Barcelona extended their advantage inside the opening quarter of an hour this evening.
This came upon Lamine Yamal’s superb run and pass across the face of goal being directed home by the arriving Raphinha.
This marked the latter’s third goal across the tie, after he also managed a match-winning brace at the Parc des Princes last time out.
And, as alluded to above, in the process, Raphinha secured for himself a piece of history.
As per statistician Mister Chip:
‘Raphinha is just the third Barcelona player to score 3+ goals in a two-legged UEFA Champions League tie, from the quarter-finals onwards.’
The other two? Lionel Messi, and Raphinha’s compatriot, Neymar.
Conor Laird | GSFN
