Raphinha overtakes Neymar and Rivaldo in Barcelona’s Champions League scoring list

Raphinha scored twice for Barcelona against Aston Villa to move ahead of fellow Brazilians Neymar and Rivaldo in the club’s all-time Champions League scoring rankings.

The Barcelona captain opened his account in the 52nd minute before completing his double 12 minutes later, making it 3-0 on the scoreboard.

The two goals took Raphinha’s Champions League total for Barcelona to 23, level with Robert Lewandowski and the joint-third highest in the club’s history.

Only two players have scored more for Barcelona in the competition. Luis Suarez is second on 25 goals, while Lionel Messi leads the list with 120.

Rivaldo scored 22 Champions League goals for Barcelona, with Neymar one behind on 21.

Raphinha was substituted in the 70th minute, with Gavi coming on in his place.

LiveResult provided text commentary on Barcelona’s Champions League match against the visitors from Birmingham.

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