Second only to Liverpool's front three in terms of their productivity, Barca's frontline are rightly receiving plenty of praise

The Champions League league phase is done and dusted, a thrilling catalogue of games seeing Manchester City narrowly avoid elimination, Liverpool top the table and big names struggle on their way to the playoffs.

Brazil winger Raphinha is possibly the best player in La Liga this season, so what’s holding the Barcelona forward back from eminence?

Raphinha, Barcelona’s 28-year-old Brazilian winger, is having a dream season for the Catalan club. He is into his third season at the club but is fulfilling his enormous potential for them this season.

Barcelona miss the chance to finish top of the league phase of the Champions League as they draw with Atalanta, who drop into the play-off round.

Barcelona overwhelmed Valencia in the Spanish league with four players scoring in the first 24 minutes of a 7-1 rout Frenkie de Jong opened in the third minute, Ferran Torres added to the lead in the eighth,

Barcelona sold off club assets in the summer of 2022 to get some much needed cash to sign striker Robert Lewandowski, Brazilian forward Raphinha and versatile defender Jules Koundé.

Raphinha scored Barcelona's winner deep into stoppage time before he was involved in a post-match confrontation after taking issue with some of the insults hurled at him

Match winner Raphinha said Benfica insults sparked a scuffle in the tunnel after his stoppage-time goal earned Barcelona a remarkable 5-4 comeback win at the Estádio da Luz in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Atalanta put in a brave performance to record a 2-2 draw away against Barcelona in their first ever match against the Blaugrana, which rounded off an

There were five against Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup, five more against Benfica in the Champions League, and most recently seven — four in the first 24 minutes — in a trouncing of Valencia in La Liga.

The obvious way to become a protagonist is simple: Raphinha must win something substantial with Barcelona or Brazil while being the catalyst. The signs are promising. Injuries disrupted his ...