The Western media "World Sports News" reported that Rafinha came to the El Clasico to cheer for Barcelona. He is expected to return after the offseason in November.

Although Barcelona lacked many main players in the national derby, Raphinha's absence was particularly obvious. Not only was he the second-leading scorer last season (34 goals), he was also the player with the most assists (26 assists).

Although Raphinha made every effort to catch up with this game, he was ultimately unable to enter the game roster due to the recurrence of injuries. He is expected to return after the offseason in November. However, Raphinha still decided to go to Madrid in person to support the team.

That morning, Rafinha went to Madrid on his own and showed up at the team's hotel to have lunch with his teammates. He then watched the entire game from inside the stadium, sitting behind the bench. On such an important day, Raphinha stood beside the team as captain, just like Conde flew to Milan at his own expense to watch the game against Inter Milan last season.

After the game, Rafinha also rushed into the field to prevent a conflict caused by a dispute between Carvajal and Yamal, and even comforted national team teammate Vinicius.