Raphinha Out of El Clásico: Injury Halts Barcelona Forward

Raphinha Misses El Clásico Due to Relapse

Barcelona forward Raphinha will not be able to participate in Sunday’s Clásico against Real Madrid due to a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury, according to reports. The Brazilian player will miss the highly anticipated match. Raphinha, 28, hasn’t played since Barça’s victory at Real Oviedo on September 25. Although he had returned to training this week and was expected to be on the bench at the Bernabéu, he suffered discomfort in Friday’s session and will remain out.

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It is estimated that Raphinha could be out of action for several more weeks. His recovery has taken longer than initially expected. The player could miss more matches before the international break, including the matches against Elche, Club Brugge and Celta de Vigo. In addition to Raphinha, Marc-André ter Stegen, Joan García, Gavi, Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski will also miss the match against Madrid. Jules Koundé and Andreas Christensen are doubtful due to physical problems. The Clásico will pit the top two teams in LaLiga against each other, with Madrid leading the table by two points. Barcelona won all four matches between the two teams last season.

Raphinha hasn’t played with Barcelona since September 25th.

Barça coach Hansi Flick will also not be able to manage the team from the sidelines after the club’s appeal against his red card in the match against Girona was rejected. Flick was sent off for receiving two yellow cards in stoppage time. The German coach will have to watch the match from the stands. As a result, Barcelona has announced that it will not give the pre-match press conference on Saturday. Their number 2, Marcus Sorg, will replace him.