The result of 4: 3 ended the match between Inter Milan and FC Barcelona in the second semi -final of the Champions League. The Italians won after extra time, and in the two -legged defeated opponents 7: 6 and advanced to the grand finale. However, it was not much that it was Barcelona who enjoyed victory, and Raphinha would become a hero.
Raphinha the hero of FC Barcelona. He went down in history. Only Cristiano Ronaldo before him
At the end of the meeting, it seemed that it would go in favor of Barcelona, because in the 87th minute Raphinha hit 3: 2. The Brazilian did not play an outstanding meeting, but he could become the hero of the band Hansi Flick. However, Inter managed to get extra time after Francesco Acerbie's goal, and later at 4: 3 the result was determined by Davide Frattesi.
The wing gate did not give promotion, but it was already 13 for him. This season of the Champions League. Thus, he equated with Serhou Guirassy and became the most effective player of this edition of the competition. If that was not enough, he added as many as nine assists and in the Canadian scoring has as many as 21 points.
As Barcelona noted on the official website, the Brazilian “equated with the best result in history.” So far only Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 17 goals and scored four assists, had 21 shares at one edition of the Champions League. For 11 years he was an independent leader in the classification, and now he shares this place with Raphinha.
“Knowing Raphinhi's ambitions and his desire to develop, achieving this goal will not be a consolation for him, but he proved that he is a top -class footballer,” Barcelona wrote. The club also noted that the player “in his third season in the club made much more than a step forward”, which is of course a fact.