After beginning the defence of their Champions League title with a draw away at Roma during the week, it was back to La Liga business for Barca.
The draw in the Eternal City had come at a cost; Rafinha picked up an ACL injury which is expected to see him miss the majority of the season.
As the Barca players eased to a 4-1 victory over Levante, their injured colleague was clearly in their thoughts. Marc Bartra opened the scoring…
https://twitter.com/FootyLiveVines/status/645683372912693248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
… and followed his goal by holding up Rafinha’s shirt.
Nice touch from Bartra. pic.twitter.com/hr3y3upzoU
— . (@xJude22) September 20, 2015
When Neymar doubled the lead, he did the same.
https://twitter.com/FootyLiveVines/status/645684919503556608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Just like Bartra did Neymar holds up a Rafinha shirt during his celebration, nice message from the team to Rafa! pic.twitter.com/Gzu6SRp3zO
— Alexandra Jonson (@AlexandraJonson) September 20, 2015
After the game, Neymar also posted his support for Rafinha on Instagram.