Raphinha says that there are “many things” that Barcelona are doing wrong following his side’s 2-1 home defeat to Las Palmas.
The Brazil international’s goal, his 14th of the campaign, and player-of-the-match performance was not enough to prevent Barcelona from falling to a defeat.
Goals from former Barcelona forward Sandro Ramirez and on-loan Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Fabio Silva secured a surprise victory for the away side.
“We (Barcelona) have been doing poorly,” Raphinha said following the game. “We’re lowering the level of what we were doing. We have to keep working.
“There are many things we are doing wrong. We have to turn things around on Tuesday (against Mallorca). I’m angry, I don’t care much 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 campaign, ranking second in the La Liga top scorers chart behind team-mate Robert Lewandowski.
The defeat to Las Palmas is the third consecutive game that Barcelona have failed to win in the league, having lost to Real Sociedad on November 10 and thrown away a two-goal lead to draw against Celta Vigo on November 16.
The result gives second-placed Real Madrid a chance to gain more ground on the league leaders.
Madrid, who are four points behind Barcelona with two games in hand, face Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.
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