Raphinha scores 2 and Barcelona ends Spanish league slump with 5-1 rout of Mallorca
Barcelona's Ferran Torres, right, celebrates with Raphinha after scoring the opening goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Mallorca and Barcelona at the Son Moix stadium in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jose Breton]
MADRID (AP) — Barcelona got back to winning in the Spanish league by routing Mallorca 5-1 with a pair of goals by Raphinha. Ferran Torres, Frenkie de Jong and Pau Víctor also scored for Barcelona. The Catalan club hadn’t won in three consecutive league games to allow Real Madrid to inch closer at the top of the standings. Madrid is now four points back although it has two games in hand. Raphinha now has 11 goals in 16 league games this season.
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Barcelona's Pau Victor, right, celebrates with Raphinha after scoring his side's fifth goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Mallorca and Barcelona at the Son Moix stadium in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
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