Spanish press declare the return of the “Barça machine”, with Raphinha and Yamal
After two straight defeats to PSG and Real Madrid, Barcelona responded with a 6-1 win over Alavés, two goals each from Raphinha and Lamine Yamal, and the Spanish press spoke again of the “Barça machine”, with the pair involved in 43 goals this season.

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O Barcelona vinha de um arranque de temporada avassalador e levou um “mini balde de água fria” com duas derrotas em sequência, diante de PSG e Real Madrid. A resposta veio na goleada: 6 a 1 sobre o Alavés, ontem, e os jornais espanhóis voltaram a falar na “máquina do Barcelona”.
Raphinha e Lamine Yamal marcaram dois gols cada um nesse jogo e retornaram aos holofotes. Somados, os dois participaram de 43 gols do clube na temporada.
O time catalão emendou onze vitórias seguidas no início do campeonato, com 48 gols marcados nessas partidas. Depois vieram duas quedas doloridas: 4 a 2 para o PSG, na fase de liga da Champions, e 2 a 1 em casa diante do maior rival, o Real Madrid.
Já diante do Alavés veio a reação, com dois gols de Raphinha, dois de Lamine Yamal, um gol de Fermín e outro de Gordon.
“Um Barcelona implacável desencadeou um ataque devastador para reacender seu domínio na La Liga”, escreveu o Mundo Deportivo, sob a manchete “A Máquina Blaugrana está de volta”.
O mesmo jornal reservou elogios a Raphinha, artilheiro da La Liga com 15 gols. “Ele está recuperando aquela incrível forma goleadora que mostrou até os jogos contra o PSG e o Real Madrid”, registrou o jornalista Gabriel Sains.
O Marca seguiu a mesma direção e manchetou: “O Barça volta a dar medo”. O El País também tratou o time catalão como recuperado.
Nem tudo foram flores: conforme os relatos, brasileiro e espanhol perderam um gol cada um na cara do goleiro. Outro bastante elogiado foi o meia Fermín López, chamado em alguns textos de “motorzinho” do time.
Na temporada pelo clube, Raphinha soma 17 gols e 3 assistências, enquanto Yamal tem 12 gols e 11 assistências. A contagem considera apenas jogos oficiais, sem amistosos e sem o Troféu Joan Gamper.
Pelas seleções, Yamal acrescenta 4 gols e uma assistência. Raphinha disputou dois amistosos pelo Brasil na temporada, com um gol e uma assistência nos dois jogos, ambos contra a Austrália.
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