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The FIFA virus has not been type to Barcelona in recent times, and within the first worldwide break of 2026, they’ve been struck once more. Raphinha is the newest participant to be affected, as he picked up an damage throughout Brazil’s worldwide pleasant defeat to France on Thursday.
Brazil confirmed that Raphinha would endure medical exams after being pressured off towards France, which left Barcelona on tenterhooks as they awaited an end result. It has now come, and sadly for the Catalans, it’s not excellent news.
Barcelona have confirmed in an official medical report that Raphinha “has a proper hamstring damage”, for which he’ll miss the subsequent 5 weeks of motion. It should be remembered that he already injured the identical space twice earlier within the season, which led to him lacking nearly two months.
All of the matches Raphinha will miss
It’s horrible information for Barcelona to be with out Raphinha for the subsequent 5 weeks, because it means he’ll miss as much as 9 matches. La Liga fixtures towards Atletico Madrid, Espanyol, Celta Vigo Getafe and Osasuna will move him by, whereas he can even miss each legs of the Champions League quarter-final tie towards Atleti – within the occasion that the Catalans progress to the semi-finals, he would additionally miss that, too.
Barcelona have circled the El Clasico showdown in early Might because the match through which they hope Raphinha will make his return. If that’s his comeback date, it could imply a most of 4 matches that he would play earlier than the 2026 World Cup, these being in La Liga towards Actual Madrid, Actual Betis and Valencia, in addition to a potential Champions League ultimate on the finish of Might.
A small crumb of consolation for Barcelona is that they may obtain a compensation bundle from FIFA for Raphinha’s damage, on condition that it exceeds 4 weeks. However that received’t imply something proper now, as Hansi Flick should come to phrases with not having his beginning left winger accessible for an important run of matches.
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