The 4-0 win over Actual Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu was a first-rate reminder of the potential of Barcelona’s newest attacking trio of Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski.
Whereas Lewandowski is with 14 targets in 11 league matches, his attacking companions Raphinha and Yamal aren’t far behind both.
Finest trident in Europe
However what makes them such a lethal mixture is their total productiveness.
With the season nonetheless younger, the trio has amassed 33 targets in simply 14 official matches, dwarfing the output of Europe’s most famous ahead traces.
In La Liga, Barcelona lead with 37 group targets, a staggering 16 greater than Actual Madrid, with Lewandowski contributing 17, Raphinha 10, and Yamal 6.
This phenomenal tally not solely places them on the prime of the Spanish league but additionally forward of the continent’s finest, as Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane-led trio trails with 23 targets.
Apparently, Actual Madrid’s new entrance trio of Vinicius, Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo have tallied solely 14 targets this season, regardless of being thought to be the following large trio in European soccer.
The subsequent MSN?
This potent trio of Yamal, Raphinha and Lewandowski brings reminiscences of the membership’s legendary “MSN” period with Messi, Neymar, and Suarez.
Barcelona as soon as dominated Europe with MSN’s chemistry and brilliance, clinching the treble in 2015 and setting new data.
Now, Lewandowski, Yamal, and Raphinha are drawing inevitable comparisons, rekindling hopes for an additional golden period as Barça followers dream of European glory.
The chemistry between the skilled Lewandowski, the dazzling Raphinha, and the precocious expertise of Yamal is certainly sufficient to soften the defences of any European group.
Nonetheless, with Barcelona gearing up for an additional troublesome set of fixtures, it will likely be crucial that every of those three gamers proceed their momentum in entrance of purpose.
