Is Raphinha the Ballon d’Or favourite?

The Athletic FC Podcast

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Sports, Premier League, Champions League, Soccer,, World Cup

4.0 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Raphinha is having an incredible season for Barcelona.

After being pushed towards the Nou Camp exit door in the summer the Brazilian has grown into one of Hansi Flick’s most important players.

So how has Raphinha reinvented himself to become one of Europe’s most effective players?

Host: Ayo Akinwolere

With: Phil Hay, Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero & Laia Cervello Herrero

Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead

Producer: Mike Stavrou & Nick Thomson

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1:22.2	Hafina is having an incredible season at Barcelona.
1:25.3	Raminia Marl and Raphina is in.
1:32.3	This could be the hat trick for Raphina. It is! The match ball goes to the Barcelona captain who has surely just put this game out of the reach of Bayern Munich.
1:40.3	After being pushed towards the new camp exit during the summer, the Brazilian has grown into one of Hansifflik's most important players.
1:47.8	So how has Hafenia reinvented himself to become one of Europe's most effective players?
1:57.5	Here with us today, we have the athletics Thomas Hill Lopez Manchero and Phil Hay is with us as well.
2:03.5	Now, Phil, look, Hafenia was involved in two of Basas goals as they came from behind to beat Athletico 4-2 on the weekend.
2:11.4	He's now, listen to this tally, got an incredible 45 goal contributions.
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