In the friendly, Barcelona defeated Beckham's Miami 6-0.
In the friendly, Barcelona defeated Beckham's Miami 6-0.
As the Spanish giants opened their four-game US tour with a crushing victory over David Beckham's Inter Miami on Tuesday, Raphinha made his Barcelona debut with a goal and two assists.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave La Liga heavyweights the lead in front of a sold-out crowd before the Brazilian, who joined from Premier League Leeds United for almost $60 million earlier this month, scored a well-taken goal to end a promising debut for his new team.
Raphinha, 25, was left to inspire the throngs of Barcelona supporters in attendance as new acquisition Robert Lewandowski, who joined from Bayern Munich, was absent prior to his official introduction in Miami on Wednesday.
The Brazilian and Andreas Christensen, a newcomer who left Chelsea at the end of the season, both made their debuts against Phil Neville's team and both made an impression.
As was expected, Barcelona dominated possession against the MLS squad, and former Arsenal striker Aubameyang came the closest to scoring when his close-range drive missed the post in the 15th minute.
Shortly after, following some solid work from Pedri and Raphinha, he made himself unstoppable as he calmly slid the ball past Inter Miami's Nick Marsman.
Raphinha then scored in the 25th minute, deftly diverting a cross from Alejandro Balde to extend Barcelona's lead.
After the interval, both teams made a number of adjustments, but the outcome was always certain. In the 55th minute, Gavi's excellent finish from a Memphis Depay corner brought the score to four. Later, the Dutch striker performed a superb spin and finish to bring the score to five.
With 20 minutes remaining, Neville's team was completely outmatched thanks to Ousmane Dembele's relentless run, which also helped set up the sixth goal of the game.
Prior to the start of the 2017 La Liga season on August 12, this was the first game of Barcelona's US tour, where they will also play Real Madrid, Juventus, and the New York Red Bulls.
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