{"id":4159,"date":"2026-09-17T21:46:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=4159"},"modified":"2026-09-17T21:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:46:34","slug":"raphinha-is-unstoppable-he-overtakes-mbappe-and-leads-the-pichichi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=4159","title":{"rendered":"Raphinha is unstoppable! He overtakes Mbapp\u00e9 and leads the Pichichi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/player\/raphinha-172081\">Raphinha<\/a> has found a new version of himself as a centre-forward.<\/strong> The Brazilian once again took center stage for <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/team\/barcelona-5\">Barcelona<\/a> and scored a brace against Racing to reach <strong>eight goals in just six <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/competition\/laliga-10\/fixtures\">LaLiga<\/a> matchdays<\/strong>, becoming the competition\u2019s outright top scorer and overtaking <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/player\/kylian-mbappe-172496\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The forward opened his account from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute after winning the penalty himself. A superb vertical pass from Pedri left Raphinha with space to enter the box, where he was brought down by Pedro Felipe after a stomp on the ankle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Munuera Montero waited for VAR confirmation, as it reviewed a possible offside in the build-up. In the end, there was no offside and the penalty was awarded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The second came before halftime. Raphinha received the ball inside the box and unleashed a <strong>low, precise shot<\/strong> that ended up in the back of the net to complete his brace and take the lead in the scoring charts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The numbers reflect the spectacular form the Brazilian is in. <strong>Raphinha has scored in five of the six matchdays played<\/strong>, only failing to find the net against Levante.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>His goal output has been consistent since the start of the campaign:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>With eight goals, Raphinha has confirmed that his conversion into a <strong>centre-forward<\/strong> is working perfectly, and he now looks down on Mbapp\u00e9 in the race for the Pichichi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/news\/raphinha-is-unstoppable-he-overtakes-mbappe-and-leads-the-pichichi-43479692\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raphinha has found a new version of himself as a centre-forward. 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