Raphinha completes two world tours in 98 days

Raphinha will have travelled nearly twice around the world in 98 days by the time he plays Deportivo on 29 November, covering 76,761km across Barcelona and Brazil commitments.

Raphinha has covered 76,761 kilometres in just over three months between Barcelona and Brazil national team fixtures — nearly twice the 40,075km minimum distance required to circumnavigate the globe. Starting from Barcelona's La Liga debut on 23 August against Elche, the Brazilian winger has racked up 19,838km on club travel and 53,923km on international duty.

The gruelling schedule has taken its toll: Raphinha suffered a thigh muscle injury in late September after a 18,350km trip to Australia for two friendlies, and has since been managed carefully by Carlo Ancelotti to limit his minutes. He missed time after the PSG match and was rested before the Galatasaray game in Istanbul.

Despite the fatigue and three injuries across his last three Brazil call-ups, he has scored 19 goals for Barcelona this season.

With five days to recover from Singapore, Raphinha will now fly to Azerbaijan for Barcelona's Champions League fixture, then travel 2,170km to A Coruña for his first match at Riazor against Deportivo on 29 November.