Barcelona Thrash Alavés as Raphinha Matches Messi Record
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FC Barcelona played Deportivo Alavés in La Liga.
Barcelona won the game by a big score.
The team was happy after the match.
A player named Raphinha scored many goals.
Raphinha now has the same record as Lionel Messi.
Only Cristiano Ronaldo has a better record than them.
Messi and Ronaldo are two very famous football players.
This win was important for Barcelona.
The team needed a good result.
Fans were very happy about the game.
Vocabulary15 words
- La Liga
- the top football league in Spain
- score
- the number of goals or points in a game
- record
- the best result ever in something
- match
- a game between two teams
- goals
- points scored in football
- famous
- known by many people
- result
- what happens at the end of a game
- fans
- people who support a team
- team
- a group of players who play together
- win
- to be the best in a game
- happy
- feeling good
- important
- having big meaning
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- historic
- very important in history
- big
- large
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Answer key
1. Deportivo Alavés 2. He matched Messi's record 3. Cristiano Ronaldo
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FC Barcelona played Deportivo Alavés in _____.
Barcelona won the game by a big _____.
The team was _____ after the match.
A player named Raphinha scored many _____.
Raphinha now has the same _____ as Lionel Messi.
Only Cristiano Ronaldo has a better record than _____.
Messi and Ronaldo are two very famous football _____.
This win was _____ for Barcelona.
The team needed a good _____.
Fans were very happy about the _____.
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