Second only to Liverpool's front three in terms of their productivity, Barca's frontline are rightly receiving plenty of praise

Barcelona sold off club assets in the summer of 2022 to get some much needed cash to sign striker Robert Lewandowski, Brazilian forward Raphinha and versatile defender Jules Koundé.

The Champions League league phase is done and dusted, a thrilling catalogue of games seeing Manchester City narrowly avoid elimination, Liverpool top the table and big names struggle on their way to the playoffs.

Benfica were leading 4-2 with under 15 minutes remaining but Barcelona mounted a stunning late comeback to stay three points behind leaders Liverpool.

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé is now just two goals behind Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski in the La Liga scoring race.

Barcelona forward Raphinha scored one of the most bizarre goals in Champions League history during their clash against Benfica on Tuesday evening.

Barcelona forward Raphinha has leapfrogged Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr in a particular statistic following his heroics on Wednesday night.

Barcelona's Raphinha scored deep into stoppage time to hand his side a dramatic 5-4 comeback win at Benfica and a place in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday after a hat-trick from Vangelis Pavlidis gave the hosts a two-goal halftime lead.

Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy and Robert Lewandowski of Barcelona end the league phase as joint-top scorers with nine goals each.

UCL 24/25: FC Barcelona and UCL nights is one of the finest love affairs in the history of football. Well, one more chapter was added to the storied legend, as Round 7 of the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 produced the format's first-ever nine-goal thriller that ended with a 5-4 scoreline.

Robert Lewandowski converts two penalties and Raphinha scores twice as Barcelona stage comeback from 4-2 down to secure 5-4 victory - Anadolu Ajansı

Barcelona overwhelmed Valencia in the Spanish league with four players scoring in the first 24 minutes of a 7-1 rout Frenkie de Jong opened in the third minute, Ferran Torres added to the lead in the eighth,