FC Barcelona's club captain believes he is in the best moment of his career
- Barca's star forward Raphinha has been in spectacular form for the club, this season.
- FC Barcelona's club captain believes he is in the best moment of his career.
FC Barcelona's start to the 2024/25 season has been spectacular. Apart from the two disappointing losses the club faced, they have been extremely dominant in the other fixtures. In fact, so far, out of the 10 games played under the Hansi Flick era, the Blaugrana club holds unbelievable numbers, having netted 30 times this season under the manager.
FC Barcelona's club captain believes he is in the best moment of his career
Barca's recent victory against Young Boys in the 2nd UCL matchday was a testament to the amount of effort they have been putting in to make it happen, behind the scenes. Although the club's success so far has been much of a culmination effort of all the players, this season has been going spectacularly brilliant for Club Captain Raphinha.
While since he joined the Catalan side in July 2022, he has been one of the most consistent performers at the unit, this season's Raphinha has just felt unstoppable. Boasting spectacular numbers since the season started, the Brazilian star has now moved to 10 goal contributions in as many appearances this season.
Recently, after the star performer dropped another masterclass against Young Boys, being crucial in the win with his two goal contributions, journalist Gabriel Sans had this to say about him:
""This season, Raphinha is a completely different footballer compared to before. He's unstoppable in attack. He creates lethal situations where he's always in superiority. With 6 goals and 4 assists in just 10 matches, his numbers surpass those from previous years.""
- Gabriel Sans
While star keeper Ter Stegen's injury came much as a setback for Barcelona, Raphinha has since then led the club excellently. Already familiar with leading the attack force, the Brazilian star has been phenomenal wearing the club's armband. Speaking after bagging the UCL MOTM for his recent display, Raphinha admitted that he feels as if he is at the best moment of his footballing career currently.
Moreover, expressing the honor to wear Barca's captain's armband, Raphinha remarked,
""I'm in the best moment of my career. I'm very proud to wear Barcelona's captain's armband. It's an honor.""
- Raphinha
Given the kind of season he has been in, Barca fans would hope the best for him to continue the same way, leading the club to some major titles this season.