Raphinha after Barcelona’s defeat against Las Palmas: “We’re doing a lot of things wrong”

Raphinha says Barcelona are doing “many things” wrong after his side’s 2-1 home defeat to Las Palmas.

The Brazil international’s goal, his 14th of the season, and his man-of-the-match performance were not enough to prevent Barcelona from losing.

Goals from former Barcelona striker Sandro Ramirez and on-loan Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Fabio Silva secured a surprise win for the away team.

“We (Barcelona) did badly,” Raphinha said after the game. “We are lowering the standard of our work. We have to keep working.

“There are a lot of things we do wrong. We have to turn things around on Tuesday (against Mallorca). I’m angry, I don’t care about my goal.”

Despite Barcelona’s dip in form, Raphinha continues to have an impressive season for the Spanish side.

The 27-year-old has scored 14 goals and provided 10 assists in all competitions this season, placing him second on the La Liga top scorers list behind teammate Robert Lewandowski.

The loss to Las Palmas is the third consecutive game Barcelona have failed to win in the league, having lost to Real Sociedad on November 10 and blowing a two-goal lead with a draw against Celta Vigo on November 16 .

The result gives second-placed Real Madrid the chance to make up further ground on the league leaders.

Madrid, four points behind Barcelona with two games remaining, face Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.

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