Barcelona and Raphinha Continue Historic Start in Champions League Rout
Barcelona and their Brazilian forward Raphinha continued their prolific start to the new season with a 5-1 rout of Feyenoord in their opening Champions League clash on Wednesday, according to ESPN. The report has been confirmed by multiple sources.
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Raphinha's impressive form has seen him become the first player since at least 2000 to score in Barcelona's first five games of the season. The Brazilian forward found the net twice at the Camp Nou, taking his tally for the campaign to eight. This is the most by a Barcelona player in the club's first five games since Robert Lewandowski in 2022-23.
Raphinha's success was part of a fine night for the Catalan club, with summer signing Karim Adeyemi scoring a stunning curling strike in the first half. Teenage star Lamine Yamal also reached 101 goal contributions for Barcelona with a goal and two assists, including a free kick that went between two Feyenoord players in the 77th minute.