This Wednesday, the Barcelona won the PSG, by 3 to 2in a confrontation valid for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. In an interview given to TNT SportsRaphinha, scorer of two goals for the Catalan team and voted best player of the match, celebrated the result, highlighting his happiness in scoring for the first time in the competition.
“It happens in football, often a player hasn’t scored a goal for a long time and when he manages to score the first goal, he ends up scoring the second, the third and becoming disillusioned. That’s what happened today, thank God that happened, but the most important thing is that I, in addition to the goals, managed to help our team win. Both offensively and defensively, I think the team was spectacular on the field,” said the Brazilian.
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The Brazilian highlighted that Wednesday’s victory did not guarantee classification, highlighting PSG’s strength. “We can’t think that it’s already been decided, because there’s still another 90 minutes and we know how strong their team is, so we have another week to prepare for this match. Now, it’s time to think about the game we it’s on the weekend”
Raphinha claimed that the match, due to its importance, was the most important of his career. “I think that, due to the importance of the game, it was the most important night of my career, I can say that (…) Due to the importance of the game and for scoring my first goal in the Champions League, it was a special night”
Asked about his celebrations, remembering Neymar and Ronaldinho, the Barcelona striker detailed the reason why he paid tribute to the Brazilian stars.
“There was Neymar’s celebration and Ronaldinho’s celebration, for the second goal. I was warming up and saw on the screen that he (Ronaldinho) was on the field, I looked for him to congratulate him. In addition to being a great player, he is a person who I have enormous affection. Celebrating like Neymar had already warned my wife that, if I scored a goal here (Parque dos Príncipes), I would celebrate like him, in honor”.
Now, the teams will face each other, next Tuesday (16), at 4pm (Brasília time), at the Lluis Companys Stadium, in Barcelona. Whoever advances to the next phase will face the winner of the confrontation between Atlético de Madrid e Borussia Dortmund.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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