Former Real Madrid winger, Steve McManaman, has slammed Barcelona's Raphinha for putting his individual numbers ahead of the team during the Blaugrana's 4-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League quarter-final first leg tie on Wednesday.
Barcelona thrashed the Bundesliga side Dortmund at the Nou Camp, thanks to goals from Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, and Lamine Yamal.
The La Liga leaders dominated the encounter, creating a number of chances to score in the opening ten minutes.
Raphinha then broke the deadlock in the 25th minute, sliding in and poking the ball over the line after Pau Cubarsi steered it past Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.
There was a tense wait for Barcelona as VAR checked whether Raphinha had started his run from an offside position.
Replays showed the Brazilian international was narrowly onside, but his decision to ‘nick’ the goal from his team-mate still led to criticism from McManaman.
McManaman branded Raphinha as greedy for nicking Cubarsi's goal.
“Imagine trying to nick that from your mate!” McManaman said on TNT Sports’ commentary of the game. “Imagine sticking your leg out there.
“There is no need for it; that is the greed of the centre-forward, the goalscorer. He wanted another goal.
“He got away with it; he was just onside. I have no idea why he is trying to poke that in from there.
“He can see the whole goal, he can see the ball going into the net. There is absolutely no need for it.
“If he stole that, you’d go mad, even if he is not offside. He nearly scuppered it up. It is a lovely goal until Raphinha gets involved and steals it on the line.”
