‘I love him’ – Flick greets Raphinha after Brazil’s 98th. MINUTE WINNER FOR BARCELON

Hansi Flick welcomed Raphinh after scoring two goals while Barcelona came from behind to beat Celta Vigo on Saturday and moved seven points at the top of La Liga.

Raphinha turned the penalty in the 98th minute as Flick’s side avoided the almighty intimidation after reaching 3-1 4-3 in Estada Olympic Lluis Companys.

Ferran Torres gave Barca lead after 12 minutes, but Borja Iglesias only hit visitors three minutes later.

After interruption, Iglesias added two more goals to finish his hat-trick with tables-which reached the Champions League semi-finals in the middle of the week-well and truly stray.

Dani Olmo then pulled one back before Raphinha equalized the result five minutes later.

It looked like the hosts would have to settle for a point, but deep at the time of stopping the second half, Barcelona got a spot, which the Brazilian neatly turned into distortion of cheerful scenes from the Barca Camp.

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What a return!
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– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona) April 19, 2025

However, striker Robert Lewandowski was previously forced with an injury that could rule him from the final calculation of Copa del Rey with Real Madrid with Real Madrid next weekend, and the semi-final League of the Champions League against Inter.

But Barca chief remained in a positive mood after the game.

“When you win, you like these games,” Flick said.

“We played against a good team, and I said it yesterday at a press conference: they have a clear idea of ​​what they want with this coach.”

“I think everyone can see that the team didn’t give up, they did their best for 90 minutes and we got 3 points.”

Speaking of his Matchwinner, Flick was full of praise: “Raphinha is very important, I love him, like the other players, but he is a leader, he always has a positive thinking that he manages to convey to other teammates.

“I told him at halftime: ‘Come on, think positive, we need you on the field as a leader. “Then he made a great performance.”

With the remaining six league games, Barcelona sits quite comfortable on the top of the table. Real Madrid, however, has a game in his hand.

Los Blancos host Athletic Bilbao, fresh than their quarterfinals of the Europa League against Rangers on Thursday, Sunday in Bernabeu.