Touched but not sunk. Two weeks after the historic rout of FC Barcelona on the pitch of Atlético Madrid in the semi-final first leg of the Copa del Rey (4-0), Raphinha still does not admit defeat. Six days before the return leg, the Brazilian appeared very calm about the idea of reversing the trend at the Camp Nou.
“ We are confident and capable of playing a good match against Atlético”assured the striker from Barça’s YouTube channel. “CThis is the starting point, because otherwise the climb is impossible. If there is a team capable of turning the situation around, it is us, always respecting our opponent. It will be difficult, but we will try. »
A message that resonates closely with that of his teammate Eric Garcia. “ There are 90 minutes left, we are playing at home, with our supporters at the Camp Nou, with the team we have, the players we are going to bring back. I have no doubt that we can turn the situation around,” had blown away the defender at the end of the meeting on February 12.
When Raphinha plays, FC Barcelona wins more
Raphinha actually has reason to believe it. Injured against Colchoneros, the 29-year-old player was unable to take part in the match, thus confirming a crazy statistic about him published at that time. This season, FC Barcelona has a winning rate of 91%.
Conversely, when he is absent, the Blaugranas struggle with only 60% success. In fact, when the club lost to Real Sociedad (2-1), Chelsea (3-0), Real Madrid (2-1), Sevilla FC (4-1) or even PSG (1-2), the former Rennais was not started for various reasons. Now back with the group, the supporters have something to dream about.
