Raphinha Scored An Absolute Screamer Against Real Madrid, Then Both Teams Had A Scrap

The two sides met in Las Vegas for the first El Clasico of the season and it was a heated affair, despite it only being pre-season.

Both sets of players clashed in the first half after Real winger Vinicius Jr. was hauled down by Jordi Alba.

It was another Brazilian winger who decided the game however.

Just before the half hour mark, Barcelona's attack pressed Eder Militao and Lucas Vasquez which forced Militao to rush his clearance.

He kicked the ball straight to Raphinha, who took a touch to compose himself before unleashing a rocket with his left foot.

The ball flew past goalkeeper Eder Militao and the Allegiant Stadium came unglued after witnessing a screamer.

The 25-year-old was heavily linked with Chelsea and Barcelona but desperately wanted to play for the Catalan giants.

In defence they've recruited Andreas Christensen and in midfielder Franck Kessie has been added to the ranks.

Manager Xavi is most excited about his the depth in his attack.

Along with Raphinha and Lewandowski, Xavi will have Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ousmane Dembele at his disposal.

He explained post-match: "You have already seen Raphinha show that he is capable of making a difference, very dynamic, he can play on both wings.

"And Robert is a world star. A world star who comes with tremendous humility, who comes to help us and who has adapted very quickly.

"The truth is, I am very happy with these two incorporations that at the same time give a lot of competition to the people at the top and thus we will all have to work even harder."

Barcelona finished second in La Liga last season, 13 points behind bitter rivals Real.