Barcelona receive triple injury boost as Catalan giants close in on La Liga title

Barcelona person received a triple fittingness boost up of Saturday's La Liga clash against Osasuna, with Raphinha, Marc Bernal and Andreas Christensen each returning to training.

Raphinha has been absent since suffering a hamstring wounded portion representing Brazil during the March planetary break, missing his side's past six matches successful each competitions.

Bernal, meanwhile, suffered an ankle wounded against Atletico Madrid successful aboriginal April, and helium has been absent for the team's past 5 games successful each competitions.

Both Raphinha and Bernal person been pictured backmost successful training, and according to Mundo Deportivo, the brace person been pencilled successful for immoderate minutes against Osasuna connected Saturday.

Christensen has besides rejoined the radical aft a lengthy absence, though the Denmark planetary is not acceptable to beryllium considered for first-team selection.

Raphinha, Bernal, Christensen backmost successful Barcelona training

The defender, who is retired of declaration astatine the extremity of June, suffered a partial teardrop of his ACL astatine the extremity of 2025, and astatine the time, it was thought to beryllium improbable that helium would instrumentality this season.

However, Christensen has besides been pictured backmost successful training, suggesting that determination could beryllium immoderate minutes connected the tract for the 30-year-old earlier the run ends.

Christensen's aboriginal is presently the taxable of overmuch speculation, and it is understood that helium has turned down Barcelona's opening connection to widen his contract.

However, the centre-back is inactive believed to beryllium keen to stay astatine Camp Nou.

Barcelona could triumph La Liga rubric this weekend

Barcelona are successful a commanding presumption astatine the apical of the La Liga table, sitting 11 points wide of second-placed Real Madrid with lone 5 games near to play.

Should Barcelona bushed Osasuna connected Saturday, they would beryllium crowned champions connected Sunday if Real Madrid are incapable to flooded Espanyol.

Hansi Flick's squad volition beryllium missing prima attacker Lamine Yamal for the remainder of the run owed to a hamstring injury, but the Spain planetary is expected to beryllium backmost for the 2026 World Cup.