Barcelona star Raphinha receives UEFA and La Liga recognition after Ballon d’Or snub | OneFootball

The forward Raphinha has remained one of the most important players for FC Barcelona in the last two years, and has contributed immensely as they won two La Liga titles, two Spanish Super Cups, and one Copa del Rey.

However, surprisingly, he was not one of the thirty players short-listed for this year’s Ballon d’Or award. This exclusion has naturally generated a lot of discontent among Blaugrana fans, but some recent events are already showing how it was a mistake not to include the Brazilian among the candidates for this award.

As Mundo Deportivo has reported, the forward has recently received recognition from both UEFA and La Liga for his performances at the start of this new season.

The former did so by naming him in the Team of the Week following matchday 1 of the League Phase of the Champions League. The European body justifies his inclusion in the following words:

“Against Feyenoord, Barcelona’s captain led the press with impressive intensity and made runs in behind the defense to create danger from deep, as well as playing between the lines, capping his performance with two magnificent goals.”

He was the only Barcelona player on this list, but there were three former Blaugrana players also present, i.e., Sergino Dest (PSV Eindhoven), Marc Bartra (Real Betis), and Ferran Torres (Paris Saint-Germain).

On the other hand, La Liga also recognized Raphinha’s performances by naming him as the Player of the Month for August.

Thus, both UEFA and La Liga have recognized the good start to the new season that Raphinha is having with Barcelona. He has already scored eight goals in five appearances, and is on a scoring streak, having scored goals against all of his opponents this season, including Elche, Athletic Club, Rayo Vallecano, and Valencia in La Liga, and .