Raphinha is unstoppable! He overtakes Mbappé and leads the Pichichi | OneFootball

Raphinha has found a new version of himself as a centre-forward. The Brazilian once again took center stage for Barcelona and scored a brace against Racing to reach eight goals in just six LaLiga matchdays, becoming the competition’s outright top scorer and overtaking Kylian Mbappé.

The forward opened his account from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute after winning the penalty himself. A superb vertical pass from Pedri left Raphinha with space to enter the box, where he was brought down by Pedro Felipe after a stomp on the ankle.

Munuera Montero waited for VAR confirmation, as it reviewed a possible offside in the build-up. In the end, there was no offside and the penalty was awarded.

Raphinha makes no mistake and scores his eighth goal

The second came before halftime. Raphinha received the ball inside the box and unleashed a low, precise shot that ended up in the back of the net to complete his brace and take the lead in the scoring charts.

The numbers reflect the spectacular form the Brazilian is in. Raphinha has scored in five of the six matchdays played, only failing to find the net against Levante.

His goal output has been consistent since the start of the campaign:

With eight goals, Raphinha has confirmed that his conversion into a centre-forward is working perfectly, and he now looks down on Mbappé in the race for the Pichichi.

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