Raphinha covered the length of Barca pitch on his knees

Barcelona's Brazilian striker Raphinha crossed the pitch of the Montjuic stadium on his knees to express his gratitude for winning the EA Sports La Liga title, according to the player's wife, Natalia Rodrigues, in a video posted on her personal Instagram profile on Tuesday.

Without an audience and under a radiant sun, the attacker of the Catalan team, barefoot and dressed in gray street clothes, has covered the length of the pitch under the watchful eye of his son Gael, who kept pace with him while kicking a ball.

Raphinha kissed the turf at the end of a run that ended visibly tired and with bruised knees, as can be seen in the video posted by his wife, who explained the reasons for this gesture.

"I make this video with tears in my eyes. With much gratitude and unwavering faith. God knows where He took us from and He knows where He put us. He knows all the prayers we have prayed together and He has answered them! The privilege, my love, is to walk with you toward the goal. Another year fulfilling your promise... Thank you God for sustaining us so far. Until next season," Rodrigues wrote.

This is not the first time Raphinha has done such a thing. In the 2021-22 season, when he was playing for English club Leeds United under Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa, he walked part of the pitch at Brentford Stadium on his knees after avoiding Premier League relegation.