"Raphinha scored twice for Barcelona as they beat Osasuna 2-0 to go seven points clear at the top of LaLiga. The forward bagged both of his goals in the second half against a stubborn Osasuna defence at Camp Nou, helping Hansi Flick's side extend their lead over second-place Real Madrid, who face Alaves on Sunday. Barca thought they had the lead in the 23rd minute when Ferran Torres headed in from Marcus Rashford's first-time cross,"
"And Osasuna were made to rue that miss when Raphinha broke the deadlock in the 70th minute. After receiving a pass from Pedri, the Brazilian dribbled towards the edge of the box, before firing into the bottom-right corner. Yamal went close to adding a second with a curling effort, with his shot saved by Sergio Herrera, but the Blaugrana eventually doubled their advantage with four minutes to go, when Raphinha converted from Jules Kounde's deflected cross."
"Data Debrief: Determination pays off for Raphinha It was a thoroughly deserved victory for Barca, who produced 2.61 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Osasuna's 0.37 from just three attempts. And Raphinha was relentless in his pursuit of a goal, recording a game-high seven shots and accounting for 1.1 of Barca's overall xG. Barcelona have now won their last seven LaLiga matches by a margin of at least two goals, doing so for the first time since a run of eight in 2017"
Raphinha scored twice in the second half as Barcelona defeated Osasuna 2-0 at Camp Nou, moving seven points clear at the top of LaLiga. A first-half Ferran Torres header was disallowed after VAR ruled Raphinha offside in the build-up. Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford had chances either side of half-time, while Vitor Munoz missed an early second-half opportunity for Osasuna. Raphinha opened the scoring in the 70th minute from a Pedri pass and added a late second from a deflected Jules Kounde cross. Barcelona produced 2.61 xG from 24 shots to Osasuna's 0.37, with Raphinha recording seven shots and 1.1 xG.
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