Brazil's new 9️⃣? Raphinha hits another hat-trick for Barcelona | OneFootball

This isn’t “old” news.

Raphinha delivered ANOTHER hat-trick in a Barcelona shirt.

This time, the feat came this Saturday (19).

He scored ALL of Barça’s goals in the 3-1 win over Sevilla right at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.

One with his right foot, one with his head, and another with his left.

He now has TWELVE in La Liga after seven matchdays — he’s the outright top scorer — and FOURTEEN this season.

Could he be the No. 9 the Brazil national team has been looking for? 

Hello, Ancelotti!

Brazil’s national team coach is expected to run several tests during the upcoming “Super FIFA window.”

Could one of them be using Raphinha as a “9”?

Endrick and Pedro are the Barça No. 11’s “competitors” after João Pedro’s withdrawal.

Raphinha’s latest show started at the 22nd minute. He was picked out by Christensen, shook off his marker, and finished with his right foot.

It was Barça’s equalizer, after Fofana had put Sevilla ahead (19'). 

The second, a header, came in the second half after Yamal got past two defenders (52').

The third came after another pass from Lamine and a perfect left-footed finish (69'). 

Raphinha is still FLYING as Barça’s “9” at the start of this season. 

Will Ancelotti make the most of that with Brazil? Have your say!

Only CR7 had a better start

The twelve goals scored in his first seven La Liga matches put Raphinha on a podium “reserved for a few.”

He surpassed Messi’s best start: 11 goals in the 2017/2018 season.

Only Cristiano Ronaldo, with 13 goals in 14/15, did better. 

Raphinha this season 🔥

Elche 0 x 5 Barcelona - Two goals and one assist

Barcelona 2 x 0 Bilbao - One goal

Barcelona 5 x 2 Rayo Vallecano - Two goals

Valencia 0 x 5 Barcelona - One goal

Barcelona 5 x 1 Feyenoord - Two goals

Levante 2 x 4 Levante - Two assists

Barcelona 7 x 2 Racing Santander - Three goals 

Sevilla 1 x 3 Barcelona - Three goals 

Barça stay top and perfect

Barça moved up to 21 points.

They remain unbeaten and still haven’t dropped any points.

Real (15), Betis (15), and Atlético Madrid (13) come next.

And this Sunday (20) brings the Madrid derby. 

Sevilla, meanwhile, stay on 13. They are fifth for now. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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