"I am very happy to help the team overall, but the most important thing is achieving the title"

Barcelona striker Raphinha was pleased to have been recognised as the best player of the Super Cup final, but said that “the important thing is the collective titles”, the reason why he signed for the Catalan club. “I'm quite happy to be able to help the team with the victory. Whether I play well or badly is not important. What matters to me is to always give my best to help Barcelona win the trophy,” remarked Raphinha at a press conference after the match.

For Raphinha, the Super Cup is a relevant title because “it gives a lot of confidence for the rest of the season”. “It tastes very good to us,” added the winger, scorer of two goals. “

We know that Real Madrid is a great team, but we are focused on our own thing. We've been working hard since the beginning of the season and we know what we have to do on the pitch. We trust the coach, he trusts us and the most important thing is that we can compete for titles and win them,” he said.

The Brazilian international praised the players' reaction after Szczesny's sending-off: “We defended very well. The most important thing was to defend the result and the title and we did that very well. I'm quite proud of my team. We gave everything.

 

January 12, 2025