"I love him. He plays everywhere, wherever they put him. And he scores beautiful goals. I don't know how he didn't win the Ballon d'Or. I'd choose him,"
"We started well. But they managed to hurt us through the middle, with through balls. In the second half, it was the opposite: they started a little better. But after 20 minutes, we were the ones pushing for the win. We couldn't quite finish it off, but I liked the team's performance. We know they have excellent passing ability and that they play with a lot of players in the middle to create disarray for the opposing centre-backs, and today it worked very well for them."
Barcelona recovered from an early deficit to beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 at the Spotify Camp Nou, ending Atletico's seven-game winning run. Alex Baena put Atletico ahead before Raphinha equalised to begin the comeback. Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres scored in the second half to complete the turnaround and secure a pivotal win. Diego Simeone praised Raphinha's versatility and goalscoring and expressed surprise that Raphinha finished fifth in the 2025 Ballon d'Or standings. Simeone said Atletico started well, conceded through balls in midfield, pushed in the second half but could not finish chances.
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