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Raphinha surpassed the result of Neymar and Rivaldo

The Brazilian footballer scored a brace in the UEFA Champions League match against Aston Villa.

Raphinha surpasses Neymar and Rivaldo's record

Barcelona's Brazilian forward Raphinha scored a brace in the Champions League match against Aston Villa (3:0), rising to 3rd place in the ranking of the Catalan club's top scorers in the history of the competition.

The 29-year-old footballer's goal tally for Barcelona in this tournament has now reached 23. With this result, he drew level with Robert Lewandowski, while also surpassing legendary Brazilians Rivaldo (22) and Neymar (21).

Currently, only Luis Suárez (25 goals) and the tournament's absolute record holder Lionel Messi (120 goals) rank above Raphinha.

In addition, the Brazilian footballer achieved another accomplishment. Raphinha drew level with Ronaldinho in terms of total goals scored for Barcelona — both have 94 goals to their name. Notably, Raphinha reached this tally in 190 matches, whereas Ronaldinho needed 207 games to do so.

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