Former Leeds United talisman Raphinha bore the brunt of the Spanish Press' sharp tongue as Barcelona exited the Champions League group stages. The La Liga side will now drop into the Europa League for the second-half of the campaign.
The Brazilian was given the joint-worst rating by Spanish outlet La Vanguardia. They awarded Raphinha and former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin a 3 for their performances against Bayern Munich.
The former Whites winger only came off the bench for the final 32 minutes, replacing Pedri but received some stern words in the Spanish press' player ratings.
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They said: "Melancholic - Raphinha, 3. The Brazilian, signed at a crack price, knows that he has lost the fight for being important up front and that weighs on him."
It's Barcelona's sixth defeat in a row to the Bavarian side who ran out 3-0 winners at the Nou Camp. Bayern have won the last two meetings with an aggregate score of 5-0, having scored 22 goals against Barca in that same time period.
Xavi's side have won just once in the Champions League this season, with Inter Milan following Bayern into the knockout stages of the competition. It remains to be seen how this will effect Barcelona's financial situation, having seemingly banked on qualification to the next step when operating in the summer market.
A reported €12 million clause if Barcelona won the Champions League was inserted into the deal that took Raphinha to the Camp Nou.
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