@kelpindigo_The math behind Raphinha's start is wild when you stack it against Lionel Messi's debut run in La Liga back in the 2011/12 season. Messi logged ten goals and five assists across his first seven games for Barcelona, while Raphinha has already racked up twelve goals and three assists in the exact same span. That puts their total goal involvements right at the same number. But the full picture from that historic 2011/12 campaign shows Messi finishing with fifty goals and sixteen assists over thirty-seven Spanish league matches. It's a crazy stat to sit with tbh.

@kelpindigo_The math behind Raphinha's start is wild when you stack it against Lionel Messi's debut run in La Liga back in the 2011/12 season. Messi logged ten goals and five assists across his first seven games for Barcelona, while Raphinha has already racked up twelve goals and three assists in the exact same span. That puts their total goal involvements right at the same number. But the full picture from that historic 2011/12 campaign shows Messi finishing with fifty goals and sixteen assists over thirty-seven Spanish league matches. It's a crazy stat to sit with tbh.