Raphinha has joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Aguero in an elite Champions League club after netting a hat-trick for Barcelona against Bayern.
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- Brazilian opened scoring inside 60 seconds
- Added another two to his tally in big win
- Fourth man to net treble vs Bayern in UCL
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WHAT HAPPENED?
The Brazilian forward, who has been in stunning form of late, needed less than 60 seconds to open his account for the night in a meeting with German giants in Catalunya. Raphinha would also find the target in the final minute of the first-half, before landing himself a match ball shortly before the hour mark.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Ex-Leeds star Raphinha is now filling the captain’s armband for Barcelona – after seeing Marc-Andre ter Stegen suffer a serious knee injury – and is looking to lead by example. He certainly delivered on that remit against Bayern, who briefly restored parity early on when star striker Harry Kane hit the net.
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Raphinha has become just the fourth player to register a hat-trick against Bayern Munich in Champions League competition. He is the first to achieve that feat since Portuguese superstar Ronaldo managed it for Real Madrid in April 2017.
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Argentine frontman Aguero bagged a hat-trick for Manchester City versus Bayern in November 2014, while Dutch forward Roy Makaay – who spent four years at the Allianz Arena between 2003 and 2007 – was the first to claim a match ball against the Bundesliga heavyweights when turning out for Deportivo La Coruna in September 2002.