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Barcelona head into El Clasico without a number of key players, a list that is headlined by Raphinha. The Brazilian forward was injured towards the end of September against Real Oviedo, but was
Barcelona forward Raphinha will miss Sunday's Clásico against Real Madrid after suffering a setback in his return from a hamstring injury, a source told ESPN.
Barcelona forward Raphinha is not expected to return for up to a month after suffering a setback with his hamstring injury. The Brazil international returned to partial training with Hansi Flick’s squad on Thursday and was hoping to prove his fitness in time to play a part in Sunday’s first Clasico of the season against Real Madrid.
Wearing the No.10 for the first time in El Clasico, Lamine Yamal tried to emulate Lionel Messi’s Bernabeu magic, but the 18-year-old fell short on Sunday.
FC Barcelona will head into their next Champions League challenge severely weakened in attack. Both Raphinha and Ferran Torres missed Monday’s training session and have been ruled out of the clash against Olympiacos, dealing a significant blow to Hansi Flick, who continues to manage an increasingly crowded injury list.
Barcelona faces mounting injury crisis with key defender Andreas Christensen joining forwards Raphinha and Ferran Torres on the sidelines ahead of Tuesday's crucial Champions League tie against Olympiacos.
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Barcelona coach Flick gives Marcus Rashford huge confidence boost amid Raphinha, Lewandowski injuries
With stars Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski sidelined with injuries, FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick delivered a huge confidence boost to Marcus Rashford. FC Barcelona have recently been hit by major injuries to key players Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha at a crucial point in the season,
Real Madrid took an early lead in the first El Clasico meeting of the season, but they have now been pegged back by Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu.Barcelona were living very dangerously in the