And such form has already seen the 32-year-old installed as one of the early favourites to win the Ballon d’Or, handed out to the best player in the world at a ceremony in Paris in October.

Helping to wrestle the title back from Real Madrid and winning the Champions League title would give Raphinha a strong chance to become Barcelona's first Ballon d’Or winner since Messi.

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"He did that because he thought of the group first. These are things that weren ... he has everything to win the Ballon d'Or.” Raphinha and Mohamed Salah are touted as the front-runners ...

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