World Sports: Rafinia missed 3 games Barcelona lost two games, the team missed his leadership role

This season, Barcelona winger Rafinia missed three games, and the Red and Blues lost two of them, against Paris Saint-Germain and Sevilla. World Sports talks about the leadership role of Brazilians.

As Inigo Martinez went away from Saudi Arabia, Barcelona had no obvious leader on the court except Rafinia. In the match against Sevilla, the Red and Blues lacked players on the court who could command the game, boost morale and contribute goals. Rafinia's absence due to a mid-section injury to the biceps femoris on her right thigh makes the team miss his presence even more.

In the 60 games of the 2024-2025 season, Rafinia played 57 games, contributing goals or assists in 34 of them, including 11 Champions League games, 19 La Liga games, 3 Copa del Rey and 1 Super Cup in Spain. He has performed well in key matches, including matches against Bayern, Benfica, Dortmund (two goals), Inter Milan (3 goals), Real Madrid (3 goals), Espanyol and Atletico Madrid. Last season, he scored 34 goals and sent 26 assists, and has had 3 goals and 2 assists this season.

A person close to the Barcelona locker room said: "Not only did Rafinia perform well on the court, but he was the leader of his teammates."