Barcelona’s scoring form this season has been so lopsided in the club’s favour that it has become difficult to isolate a single reason for it, but two names keep surfacing above the rest. According to Marca, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal have each scored six LaLiga goals after just five rounds, establishing themselves as the main attacking motor behind Hansi Flick’s side.
Marca’s report, published on 15 September 2026 under the headline “El ‘tándem’ más letal de LaLiga,” frames the Brazilian and the Rocafonda-born forward as the two figures most responsible for Barcelona’s eye-catching numbers in front of goal. The outlet does not offer a league-wide statistical comparison to back the “most lethal” label, but it does lay out in detail how the pair’s understanding on the pitch has translated into goals, assists, and, crucially, wins.
The clearest illustration came in Barcelona’s 4-2 win at Levante, where Raphinha did not add to his own tally but was decisive all the same. He set up Yamal for the 0-2, then handed his teammate the responsibility of taking the penalty that made it 0-3, a gesture that underlined the trust between the two forwards rather than any rivalry for the spotlight. Recent match ratings have reflected a similar pattern of shared influence rather than one player carrying the other.
Yamal’s individual run stands out on its own terms. According to Marca, he has now scored in four consecutive matches, one of them in the Champions League, and has produced a brace in each of his last three LaLiga appearances. Raphinha, for his part, had scored in every match Barcelona played before the trip to the Ciutat de València, where his contribution shifted from finisher to creator without any drop in output.
Marca describes the connection between the two as one that extends beyond the pitch, noting that their off-field relationship feeds directly into how well they read each other’s movement during matches. That chemistry, the outlet suggests, is helping Barcelona open gaps on opponents that a less cohesive front line might not manage, a point echoed in broader assessments of Flick’s attacking options this season.
Whether the pair can maintain a six-goal-apiece pace as LaLiga’s fixture list thickens remains an open question, and any projection about sustaining it should be treated as speculative for now. What Marca’s reporting establishes with certainty is that, five matches into the season, Raphinha and Yamal are the two players Barcelona’s scoring form runs through.
