VIDEO: Suarez's sublime pass allows Rafinha to expand Barcelona's lead at UEFA Super Cup
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Well, Barcelona is once again sticking to the script.
After Lionel Messi gifted the Catalan club with two precision-perfect free-kicks in the opening moments of the UEFA Super Cup, Rafinha got his name on the scoreboard just before the interval when Luis Suarez, collecting his own rebound, played a jaw-dropping pass between the legs of Michael Krohn-Dehli, putting the ball on a plate for the Brazilian midfielder.
Rafinha's goal resulted in Barcelona becoming only the second club to score three goals in the first half of the UEFA Super Cup.
FCB 3-1 SEV (Rafinha 44') - Barca is the 2nd club with 3 goals in the 1st half of a 1 match European Supercup, after Atletico
— MisterChip (English) (@MisterChiping) August 11, 2015
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