Rap apologized Pau Cubarsi for stealing his goal after opening scoring Barcelona4-0 Mistrions League quarterfinals against Borussia Dortmund at the Olympic stadium on Wednesday.
Robert Lewandowski also scored twice and Lamine Yamal added the fourth to leave Barça in the commanding position that got into the second second stage Germany.
Raphinha counted the first goal of the game and slipped to push Cubarsi’s shot, which was almost across the line to the rear of the net in the 25th minute.
But the Brazilian faced a nervous waiting for boiling to see if he was not sitting when the defender Cubarsi extended the ball to the target after arrest Iñigo MartínezKnockdown.
“I was afraid of the first goal when I was offside, it is good that it was given,” Raphinha told reporters. “I apologized to Cubarsi. He told me no worries, would count it as an assistant.
This season it was Raphinha 12. Goal in the Champions League – more than any other player in the competition – and also set goals for Lewandowski and Yamal to move his assistant to seven.
Overall, this season has 19 goals in the tournament, which corresponds to Lionel MessiThe best return for the club in one European campaign.
“I love playing top -level players,” Raphinha added about his incredible form. “We know each other on the pitch really well and that is important. We achieve spectacular numbers and hope to continue like that.”
That was 21 years in 48 matches this season that Barça scored four or more goals. Lewandowski now has 40 goals in all competitions in this period – and 99 for Barça – while Yamal counted 14.
Victory over Dortmund has been leaving Barça on the brink of the first semifinal since 2019 Bayern Munich Or Inter Milan, although coach Hansi Flick warned that the tie was before the next Tuesday.
“It’s still not won,” Flick said at a press conference. “You never know what can happen in football. It can be a crazy sport.
“We have to play as we played today to do what we know. But first we turn attention Leganes Saturday. Then we will talk about Dortmund.
“We also have a good position in Lalize (four points clear with eight games) and we want to defend it. So we want to beat Leganes. That’s now focus.”
Dortmund had a chance to bring the game to the other foot. Serhh Guirassy He missed a hatt trick of chances in front of half -time and Wojciech Szczęsny was forced into several late rescue.
However, coach Niko Kovač had no score complaints and recognized the European campaign of his party.
“Today we deserved losers,” he said at a press conference. “At this level, we made too many mistakes that Barça used with their quality. What annoys me is that we invited them to counterattack by losing the ball. In the second leg it will be really difficult as you know.
“I am always optimistic, but I am also realistic. It’s a hard loss. Our chances of browsing are small. We will analyze what happened, try to play a good game against Bayern Munich (in Bundesliga) This weekend and then focus on the other leg.
“We know it will be really difficult, but we have to keep a flash of hope. Without that flash it would be impossible.”
