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Barcelona Rule Raphinha Out for One Week With Right-Adductor Overload

The club frames the absence as a precaution given his earlier hamstring relapses.

Overview

  • Raphinha will miss Tuesday's Copa del Rey quarter-final against Albacete, the club announced.
  • Local reporting indicates he is likely to sit out the upcoming LaLiga match at Mallorca as well.
  • Head coach Hansi Flick said he was not happy with the setback, calling Raphinha very important and hinting at internal adjustments.
  • The winger has delivered 8 LaLiga goals and 3 assists in 14 games after previously losing almost two months to a hamstring injury with two relapses.
  • Separately, Marc-André Ter Stegen is undergoing evaluation for hamstring trouble, with reports noting a surgery risk that could affect his loan to Girona.