Raphinha in sixth place for all time appearances for Brazilian Barça players
Against Real Oviedo in the Carlos Tartiere stadium, Raphinha made his 151st appearances for Barça in the 3-1 win, taking himself to sixth on the all time list of appearances for Brazilian blaugranes. The forward now moves level with Evaristo on the list and has Neymar in his sights who is currently in fifth place.
Neymar next in line
After equalling Evaristo's total of 151 appearances against Oviedo, Raphinha now has Neymar ahead of him in fifth place on the all time list of appearances for Brazilian players on 186 appearances, four short of fourth placed Adriano Correia on 190.
Last season Raphinha made 57 appearances for Barça, scoring 34 goals and providing 20 assists as the blaugranes claimed a domestic treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup, statistics that led to a to fourth place in the recent Ballon d'Or awards
Without doubt, Raphinha is a vital part of Hansi Flick's squad, the winger following in a long line of Brazilians at Barça who have enchanted the fans with their unique style of samba football in recent times from Ronaldinho himself to Neymar Jr.