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Barcelona gained their first trophy of the Hansi Flick period final night time as they humbled arch-rivals Actual Madrid 5-2 in Jeddah within the finals of the Spanish Tremendous Cup.
It was an distinctive all-round show from the Blaugrana who had been the higher crew on the night time by a mile with all gamers taking part in their half on the night time.
However Raphinha was the standout performer for the Tremendous Cup champions, tearing aside the Actual Madrid defence very like he had finished within the first El Clasico of the season.
The Brazilian completed the sport with two targets and was rightly named the Finest Participant of the Match for his dazzling show.
Workforce trophies matter extra for Raphinha
Chatting with the media after the match, Raphinha admitted that it was good to be named the MVP of a last match however insisted that for him, the crew trophies matter extra.
“The MVP? The vital factor is the collective titles, that’s why I got here to Barça,” Raphina stated.
“I’m fairly glad to have been in a position to assist the crew safe the victory. Whether or not I play properly or poorly just isn’t the vital factor. What issues to me is at all times giving my finest to assist Barcelona carry trophies,” he additional said.
Barcelona’s MVP. (Photograph by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Photographs)
The Brazilian winger underscored the importance of the Spanish Tremendous Cup, describing it as a confidence booster.
“This Tremendous Cup offers us a whole lot of confidence for the remainder of the season. It feels actually good,” stated Raphinha.
That is the second time this season that Barcelona have completely outplayed Actual Madrid and given them a hammering defeat.
“We all know Actual Madrid are a fantastic crew, however we’re targeted on ourselves. We have now been working arduous for the reason that starting of the season and perceive what we have to do on the pitch,” highlighted Raphinha.
“We belief the coach, he trusts us, and an important factor is that we will compete for titles and win them,” he added.
Lastly, the winger was additionally filled with reward for the best way the crew reacted after Wojciech Szczesny’s pink card within the second half.
“We defended very well. A very powerful factor was to guard the outcome and the title, and we did that very successfully. I’m fairly pleased with my crew. We gave it all the things,” he concluded.
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