Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick reveals Raphinha plan as in-form attacker is ruled out of action

By Matt Law | 09 Oct 2026 12:46, Last updated: 09 Oct 2026 12:48

Barcelona caput manager Hansi Flick has revealed that Raphinha volition beryllium retired the team's adjacent 2 matches, with the nine being cautious erstwhile it comes to the forward.

Raphinha was substituted astatine the interval of Brazil's planetary affable with Australia astatine the extremity of September owed to a thigh injury.

Initial examinations from Brazil ruled retired a superior problem, and that was confirmed by Barcelona erstwhile the Catalan outfit ran their ain tests.

Raphinha had been expected to beryllium disposable for Saturday's La Liga clash against Getafe, but Flick has revealed that the guardant volition beryllium retired the team's adjacent 2 games, including adjacent week's Champions League fixture against Galatasaray, arsenic a precaution.

Raphinha volition miss Barcelona's adjacent 2 matches

Flick has ruled retired a semipermanent issue, but erstwhile issues for Raphinha successful that country of his assemblage person led to the determination being made.

"The aesculapian tests person detected a problem. It's not a superior injury, but it requires america to enactment with caution," Flick told reporters during his property conference.

"Last play helium suffered respective recurrent injuries successful the aforesaid area, I deliberation determination were three, truthful we indispensable instrumentality attraction of him and debar immoderate risk. For that reason, helium volition not beryllium disposable for tomorrow's lucifer nor for the clash against Galatasaray successful Istanbul."

The 29-year-old had 4 abstracted issues with his close thigh during the 2025-26 campaign, with his longest lack proving to beryllium betwixt September 2025 and November 2025.

Initially, determination had been fears that Raphinha had suffered a akin occupation which could person led to different lengthy spell connected the sidelines.

When volition Raphinha beryllium backmost connected the field?

However, arsenic it stands, the program is for Raphinha to instrumentality against Real Betis connected October 17.

Raphinha has had an unthinkable commencement to the play for Barcelona, scoring 14 goals and registering 3 assists successful 8 appearances successful each competitions.

As a result, his lack volition beryllium a large stroke for a Barcelona broadside that person been victorious successful each 8 of their matches astatine the commencement of the 2026-27 campaign.