Barcelona star Raphinha has on Saturday joined one of the club’s greatest-ever players in the Blaugrana history books.This comes owing to his exploits early in Barcelona’s season opener.Hansi

Reigning LaLiga holders Barcelona opened their title defence with a 3-0 victory over Mallorca at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, making it eight consecutive away wins and extending the Pirates manager Jagoba Arrasate’s personal streak of losses against the Catalans to nine matches.

Barcelona began the 2025–26 La Liga season with a win, and Raphinha matched a Ronaldinho milestone that not even Neymar managed to reach. This Saturday, Barcelona kicked off the 2025–26 La Liga season with a dominant 3–0 win over Mallorca.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Barcelona vs. Mallorca Spanish Laliga game from August 16, 2025 on ESPN.

As Morey received the ball close to the touchline, Raphinha lunged into a wild tackle on him that left the Mallorca defender writhing around on the floor in agony. The Barcelona forward was shown a yellow card for the challenge and it's left fans outraged on social media, with some claiming the tackle was a potential 'career-ender'.

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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was unimpressed with how the Spanish champions took their foot off the gas in an opening 3-0 win at nine-man Mallorca.

Barcelona's Raphinha, right, and Real Madrid's Lucas Vazquez fight for the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in ...

Raphinha’s relentless running with and without the ball was never a factor for the ‘MSN’ trio (though it often wasn’t required either). These qualities make Barcelona incredibly effective ...

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