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Raphinha's career trajectory is a reminder that players don't always reach their peak early. He went from being somewhat underrated to becoming one of Barcelona's most important attacking players.

If you decide to watch this compilation, pay attention to how the kid moves and the urgency he brings to everything he does. Whenever I watch Kounde at right back, it sometimes feels like he’s running with logs of wood attached to his legs.

Raphinha started playing Champions League football relatively late, basically only getting his proper taste of the competition after joining Barcelona, and these are his numbers: 35 appearances. 36 G/A. More goals and assists than appearances. Absolutely ridiculous output when you consider how late he arrived on this stage.

Fuck no, man. He shouldn’t leave. I’m one of the people who started this whole Balde >>> Nuno Mendes gimmick, and I still stand by it. I genuinely believe there’s a top player in there. He just needs to lock in, regain his confidence and start showing everyone what he’s capable of. And Flick, it’s time to give the lad more minutes. You can’t expect him to find his rhythm sitting on the bench.

What do you expect when your A team plays only 7 league matches a season ?

the thing with Cancelo is he could be shit defensively the whole game but goes on to pull off one spectacular assist or goal. I don’t even know what to say lol

With each game it’s beginning to look like signing Rodri and placing him on that gigantic wage was a mistake from the pit of hell.

Say Wallahi he subbed off Rodri for Bernal ?? Ok at least De Jong then. LMAO

People will get carried away if we score a couple of goals, but that doesn't change the bigger issue. This high line is simply not sustainable with the defenders we currently have. We're constantly leaving acres of space behind us, and against teams with pace and quality in transition, it's only a matter of time before we're punished.

One retired Balde the other is about to retire Kounde. This is not normal bro

Halftime thoughts: Cancelo might be WASHED. We need to sign defenders that are men and not boys.

One thing I've noticed about Farinas is how quickly he looks for Lamine whenever he gets on the ball. There's no unnecessary sideways passing or recycling possession just for the sake of it. He understands where the danger is and wants to get the ball to Lamine as quickly as possible. Good stuff

Lamine is a winger whose primary job is to create, dribble, dictate play and make things happen for others, yet he's already breaking goalscoring records in the biggest club competition in Europe. WOWWWW

SUZUKI THIS SUZUKI THAT. Lamine Yamal dunked on him in less than 10 MINUTES.

Cubarsi and Gerard Martin vs Jackson and Manzambi