barcelona will be without Rafinha For the upcoming Champions League match Atletico Madrid The forward was ruled out for five weeks with a hamstring injury.
29 year old Raphinha maintained her innings in the first half brazil‘S 2-1 friendly defeat To France Thursday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
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After being taken off at halftime, tests carried out by the Brazil medical team on Friday confirmed a right hamstring injury.
Raphinha will now return to Barcelona for treatment, but he will not play again until May and will be unable to take part in some of the upcoming big matches for his club.
Barca face Atletico three times over the next few weeks, starting with a trip to the Metropolitano next Saturday as they look to maintain their four-point lead. real Madrid Practically at the top of LaLiga.
They will then face Atlético in both legs of the Champions League quarter-finals, with the first leg away to the Camp Nou on 8 April and the return leg away to Madrid on 14 April.
If Barça wins that match, they will host armory Or Sporting CP Raphinha is also likely to miss the first leg of the semi-finals in late April, with the return match in early May.
It is the third time this season that Raphinha, who has 19 goals in 31 games this season, has injured his right hamstring.
He missed 13 games for club and country between September and November and another three games in January and February.
marcus rashford Raphinha may benefit from his latest injury, with the English forward most likely to take his place on the left side of the attack, although coach Hansi Flick has other options.
dani olmo And fermin lopez Both have been widely used in the past, as has been ferran torresWhereas joao cancelo And Rooney Barghji There are also candidates to play if necessary.
