Raphinha is unstoppable! He passes Mbappé to lead 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 moving ahead of Kylian Mbappé.

The forward opened his account from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute, after winning the penalty himself. A great vertical pass from Pedri gave Raphinha space to get into the box, where he was brought down by Pedro Felipe after being stepped on the ankle.

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

Raphinha makes no mistake and scores his eighth goal

The second goal came before halftime. Raphinha received the ball inside the box and struck 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 switch to centre-forward is working perfectly, and he now sits above Mbappé in the race for the Pichichi.

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