Barcelona vs. Getafe: Raphinha fitness update 'issued' ahead of La Liga contest

Raphinha reportedly trained distant from his Barcelona teammates connected Thursday, with the nine being cautious erstwhile it comes to the attacker's fitness.

The 29-year-old has been successful unthinkable signifier for Barcelona this season, coming up with 14 goals and 3 assists successful 8 appearances for the Catalan outfit successful each competitions.

However, alarm bells were raised astatine Barcelona erstwhile helium suffered a thigh wounded portion representing Brazil during the planetary break.

Subsequent tests ruled retired a superior contented for the South American.

However, it remains to beryllium seen whether helium is progressive successful Barcelona's La Liga contention with Getafe connected Saturday, with the Catalan outfit understandably being cautious.

Raphinha 'trains individually' up of Barcelona vs. Getafe

According to SPORT, Raphinha trained distant from his teammates connected Thursday, remaining successful the gym to acquisition idiosyncratic work.

The study claims that Barcelona's coaching unit had discussed the thought of Raphinha being progressive successful Thursday's league but yet made the telephone to springiness him other betterment time.

Even if Raphinha trains connected Friday and is declared acceptable by caput manager Hansi Flick during his property conference, past it would not beryllium a astonishment to spot him commencement connected the bench.

Such a determination would potentially unfastened the door for Dani Olmo to play arsenic a mendacious nine, though Anthony Gordon and Gabriel Jesus are besides options done the middle.

Which different Barcelona players are injured?

Frenkie de Jong (knee), Roony Bardghji (knee) and Andreas Christensen (thigh) are retired of the La Liga contention this weekend.

However, Joan Garcia and Eric Garcia should beryllium declared acceptable to instrumentality to the tract for the archetypal whistle, with Flick expected to corroborate the treble boost during his property conference.

Barcelona person won each 7 of their matches successful Spain's apical formation this play and presently beryllium astatine the apical of the La Liga table connected 21 points.