Raphinha Scores as Barcelona Beat Real Madrid in Friendly in Las Vegas

• Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona battled on Sunday morning in a pre-season friendly game
• Barcelona defeated their eternal rivals 1-0 thanks to a wonderful screamer from Brazilian forward Raphinha
• The former Leeds United star has previously fired shots at Real Madrid ahead of the first El Clasico of the season

Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 1-0 in a friendly match in Las Vegas thanks to a strike from new signing Raphinha on Saturday morning on July 24th.

Raphinha opened the scoring in the 27th minute after he intercepted a wayward pass from Real's Eder Militao to secure the win in a match in which Robert Lewandowski made his debut for Barca.

The Brazil international joined the La Liga giants from Leeds United in a deal worth up to £55m earlier this month.

Raphinha has now scored two goals in two pre-season games in the United States.

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Real Madrid, who were without star striker Karim Benzema, failed to register a shot on target.

The Clasico was Madrid’s first of three pre-season fixtures in the United States of America. They will also take on Club America and end of their tour with a game against Juventus next week.

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Meanwhile, Barcelona manager, Xavi is planning on trimming his squad size before the start of the 2022/23 season and has given the club’s hierarchy a list of five players that must be sold this summer.

The Catalan giants have been extremely active in the transfer market and have brought in top-grade players including Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Frank Kessie, and Andreas Christensen.

According to Football Espana, Xavi has now told the club to sell off five fringe players that include Martin Braithwaite, Samuel Umtiti, Oscar Mingueza, Riqui Puig, and Neto.

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Barcelona star sends strong warning to Real Madrid ahead of Classico preseason friendly in Las Vegas

Sports Brief earlier had reported that Barcelona star, Raphinha is already boasting of the La Liga team’s quality ahead of the 2022/23 football after walloping MLS outfit, Inter Miami 6-0 in a preseason friendly on Wednesday, July 20.

Raphinha who joined Barcelona this summer after leaving the Premier League side, Leeds United for the Camp Nou, scored one goal and provided two assists in the game.

The 25-year-old has now sent a warning shot to Real Madrid after he boasted the Catalan giants are way better than their La Liga rivals.