Raphinha takes over the Pichichi after his first Liga hat-trick

Raphinha went into matchday six level on the Pichichi standings with Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappé and Camello, all sitting on six goals. But the Brazilian pulled away with a statement performance: as MARCA reports, he netted his first Liga hat-trick for Barcelona in their 7-2 win over Racing de Santander.

Hat-trick to go solo

That third goal burst is what puts him in sole possession of the lead in LaLiga’s top-scorer race. With it, the forward underlines his scoring rhythm and takes control of the Pichichi table.

The piece also underlines that this is not the first time he’s done it in a Barcelona shirt in LaLiga: his earlier triples came in the 2024-25 season (matchday four, 7-0 vs Valladolid) and in 2025-26 (28th matchday, 4-1 vs Sevilla).

More ‘triples’ in the season

Finally, MARCA adds that Raphinha’s hat-trick is the fourth of the season so far. It follows triples by Mbappé, Zabiri and Lucas Boyé. For context, it notes that last season ended with eight hat-tricks across the whole campaign.