'Raphina was bound for glory'

LEEDS defender Pascal Struijk never doubted that Raphinha would be a star for Barcelona.

- DAVID ANDERSON

Raphinha faces Borussia Dortmund tonight, with 27 goals and 13 assists already this season.

The Brazil attacker (above), who spent two seasons with Leeds, has 11 goals and five assists in his 10 Champions League games and Struijk saw from their first training session in 2020 that he was quality.

"I knew for sure that he would be able to play with a top team," said the Dutch central half. "You look at his goals and assists, which he did for us as well.