Overview
- The club confirmed Torres has a strain to the semimembranosus in his right leg, sidelining him for roughly 10 days.
- He will miss the Champions League match at Slavia Prague and is also set to sit out fixtures against Real Oviedo and FC Copenhagen.
- Teenage winger Lamine Yamal is unavailable for Prague due to a one-match suspension.
- Torres will remain in Catalonia for physiotherapy, while Raphinha has been medically cleared and rejoins the squad.
- Under the new league-phase format, Barcelona’s push for a top-eight finish to avoid a play-off heightens the stakes, with local media also reporting Marc-Andre ter Stegen was omitted from the trip as loan links to Girona develop.