Raphinha leads Barcelona's victory against Feyenoord in the Champions League premiere

Raphinha has believed so much that he is Barça's number nine and feels so important since he was named captain by Flick, that he does not distinguish between games or competitions, top scorer in the League (6) and double scorer against Feyenoord in the Champions League debut. The Brazilian is today the flag of Barça. The team attacks and defends, runs and stops, finishes and finishes the plays as Raphinha dictates. Feyenoord was a simple spectator of the match managed and resolved by the determination of a striker whose ambition is contagious for everyone who wears the Barça shirt. Raphinha left the field with the contest resolved and passed the bracelet to Lamine. The winger responded with a goal from a free kick and shortly after Gabriel Jesus also made his debut with a goal typical of a classic striker to put the usual 5 on the scoreboard for Barcelona to the satisfaction of a dedicated Camp Nou.

The fans paid more attention to the lineup when it was announced than during the match due to Barça's superiority, evident since Raphinha scored after three minutes. All that remains is the memory of that old Feyenoord of Van Hanegem and Wim Jansen that won the European Cup and then was defeated at the Camp Nou by three goals from Charly Rexach. Today it is a rather youthful team that trains a left-footed back who knew how to be, play and win at Barça, such as Gio Van Bronckhorst, and whose aspiration is to advance to the Champions League.

Neither the rival, nor the rain nor the changes in the formation affected Barcelona's ambition. The pace or mechanics of the game did not decrease either, although Flick changed half the team compared to the Mestalla match and players like Cancelo, Koundé, Christensen, Olmo and Adeyemi appeared. Experience prevailed over youth in the Champions League debut. The reference, however, was still Raphinha, author of the 1-0 after eliminating two opponents with a oriented control and a feint and then finishing against the defenseless Ernst.

The football storm ended when the curtain of water stopped, it became clear in the stadium and Barcelona let themselves go for a while with the calm of Feyenoord. Until Adeyemi burst in with a drive from the left towards the center and a curled shot with his right foot that was impossible for the Feyenoord goalkeeper. Some fans commented that if Gordon had Adeyemi's aim, Barcelona would have the perfect striker to complete the lead with the best 11. Barcelona's forcefulness was overwhelming compared to the voluntarism of Gio's squad.

A Barcelona constant is also their defensive concessions, especially on the sides, especially when fast footballers like Moussa attack. Not even the reliability of Joan García could prevent the obligatory goal against in the European Cup. There was no reproach in the stands because the Blaugrana had activated themselves with the changes to demonstrate the quality of the squad put together by Deco and Flick.