Overview
- Raphinha is expected to rejoin group training this week after a six-week layoff.
- Barcelona may include him in the traveling squad to face Celta Vigo if he responds well to final sessions, with any minutes kept uncertain.
- He is not selected for the Champions League match against Club Brugge as the club prioritizes a careful reintroduction.
- Medical tests confirmed a right‑thigh hamstring tear sustained against Real Oviedo, with a minor relapse extending the initial three‑week timeline to about six.
- Brazil left him out of the current national squad to allow uninterrupted rehabilitation in Spain under Hansi Flick’s conservative plan.