RAPHINHA has been slammed on social media after a “shameless” act in the Champions League.
The Brazilian netted ‘s opening goal in the Catalans' 4-0 victory over in the first leg of their quarter-final tie.
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haunted his former side once again with a brace, before teenage sensation completed the rout on 77 minutes.
But , the former winger, was the big talking point as he was slated for perceived selfishness during Barca's win.
The anger comes after he bundled home to break the deadlock in the 25th minute at the Estadi OIympic Lluis Companys, Barca's temporary home while the Nou Camp gets renovated.
The Brazilian earned bucketload of backlash online for “stealing” a goal from , the teenage centre-back who's never scored in the Champions League.
Curbasi, the 18-year-old Spanish defender, turned an Inigo Martinez knockdown from ‘s free kick goalbound, with the ball trickling towards the far corner.
However, Raphinha, ghosting in unmarked at the back post, made sure that the ball went in by getting the last touch just before it crossed the line.
The incident sparkled a frenzy on social media, with one fan taking to X to comment: “Raphinha having no shame in stealing what would've been an 18 year old's first ever Champions League goal”, while another tweeted: “That was shameless from Raphinha”.
Raphinha's 12th goal in Europe this season really upset one fan, who tweeted: “That's the sort of stupidity that shouldn't be rewarded”.
Others expressed their dismay at Raphinha's selfishness, saying: “Goal robbed” and “I would be so mad if I was Curbasi…”.
Another claimed that Raphinha had “snatched Cubarsi's goal to boost his Ballon D'Or chances”, but perhaps the most brutal comment was that Raphinha is “a crook” and there was “no way you try stat pad when it was already going in ffs… this Ballon D’or s*** got guys acting outta character.”
The result leaves ‘s side with one foot in the last four of Europe's premier competition, and Barca will face the winners of and , assuming they avoid a sensational comeback in Dortmund next week.
Barca are having a strong season, going under the radar of many in Flick's first term in the hotseat, and the German has them top of LaLiga by four points, en route to taking back the league title that they lost to Real Madrid in the last campaign.
