Goal God Saves The Day: Raphinha Scores Rare Penalty Marvel!
When big moments arrive, it's crucial that the big stars can convert their opportunities.Following Real Madrid's emphatic 4-1 win over Elche on Saturday, Barcelona needed to ensure things went their w...
Raphinha pulls off unique penalty feat not seen in a decade 🎯 When big moments arrive, it's crucial that the big stars can convert their opportunities. Following Real Madrid's emphatic 4-1 win over Elche on Saturday, Barcelona needed to ensure things went their way on Sunday to maintain a four-point advantage in LaLiga. So, only nine minutes into the clash with Sevilla, Raphinha made the most of his chance.
And he did so in some style. Barcelona were awarded a penalty, to which the Brazilian scored a cheeky Panenka beyond Odysseas Vlachodimos. Then, roughly 10 minutes later, a handball in the box and a little help from VAR awarded the home side yet another spot-kick.
The in-form Brazilian once again grabbed the ball and this time opted to send the ball low and into the bottom left corner, to which Vlachodimos chose correctly but couldn't get a hand on it. This means Raphinha is the sixth Barcelona player to score two penalties in a single LaLiga game in the 21st century and first in a decade (Patrick Kluivert in 2002, Samuel Eto’o in 2005, Lionel Messi 2012 [twice] and 2014, Neymar in 2015 and Luis Suárez in 2016. ).
Penalty dreamland for Barça!