Barcelona star shares post highlighting his superior stats compared to Real Madrid rival Vinicius Jr. in 2024

Barcelona attacker Raphinha recently took to social media to share a post comparing his statistics for the calendar year with those of Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. The former Leeds United star enjoyed a stellar year with Barcelona, especially in the second half.

In the 2024-25 campaign so far, the Brazilian attacker has made 25 appearances for La Blaugrana, bagging 17 goals and 10 assists across competitions. Raphinha also scored two hat-tricks in Barcelona's wins over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League (4-1) and Real Valladolid in LaLiga (7-0).

The Brazilian attacker has also stepped up as the captain of the LaLiga side under Hansi Flick. Recently, he took to his Instagram stories to share a few of SofaScore's posts, which consisted of the calendar year stats of Brazilian players.

Raphinha shared three posts on his Instagram stories and in all of them, he topped the list over Vinicius Jr., Bruno Guimaraes, and Savinho. In two of the three stats, Raphinha's compatriot Vinicius Jr. was second. The three categories in which Raphinha topped were decisive passes, clear chances created, and best match ratings in 2024.

Most clear chances created by a Brazilian player

Most decisive passes by a Brazilian player

Best match ratings in 2024 of a Brazilian player

Hansi Flick's Barcelona are third in LaLiga with 38 points in 19 matches. Real Madrid are second with 40 points and a match in hand.

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Barcelona set to compete with Real Madrid to sign 24-year-old Bundesliga star: Reports

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Barcelona have joined Real Madrid in the race to sign Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies, as per Spanish outlet MARCA. Los Blancos are the long-term admirers of the 24-year-old left-back. The LaLiga giants see him as an upgrade on Ferland Mendy and Fran Garcia.

However, Barcelona have been keen to sign the Canadian defender over the last few months. Alphonso Davies' contract with the Bundesliga giants will expire next summer. In the last six months of the contract, the 24-year-old will be eligible to sign a pre-contract agreement with another club.

Multiple reports have said Bayern Munich had convinced Alphonso Davies for a contract extension. However, the club or the player have not confirmed or denied this.

Real Madrid were also linked with AC Milan's Theo Hernandez. The Frenchman played for Los Blancos before joining the Serie A giants in 2019. In addition to the two LaLiga giants, Ruben Amorim's Manchester United are also interested in signing the Canadian full-back.