Raphinha ruled out of next two matches, Barcelona boss Flick confirms

[p][b]"The picture shows something, and it's not a big injury,"[/b] Flick, who said that it nonetheless required attention, told reporters.[/p][p][b]"We have to take care about this because he has last season a lot of injuries about this. I think three injuries.[/b][/p][p][b]"And we take care. So, he's not available tomorrow ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/getafe-dboeiWOt/?mid=Es8BsIUP"]Saturday against Getafe[/a] in LaLiga) and also not available in Istanbul [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/galatasaray-riaqqurF/?mid=hWJelHWh"]against Galatasaray[/a] (on Tuesday in the Champions League)."[/b][/p][embed guid="89f879f1-5600-46dd-ba36-d6fb20295b07" url="https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2108517963192062394" social-type="twitter" /][p]The German manager was furious at the schedule imposed on the players, which resulted in the Brazilian taking the knock during a friendly match in Australia.[/p][p]Repositioned as a centre-forward at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] since the start of the season, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raphinha/xtBsDPam/"]Raphinha[/a] is the top scorer in Europe's main leagues with 14 goals in eight matches across all competitions.[/p][p]But he has been plagued by recurring muscle problems throughout his career, returning injured from the March 2026 international break, during which he faced France in a friendly in Boston.[/p][image alt="Raphinha's recent injuries and absences" id="9b66f4b4-20ad-41b9-9b01-456d3f4438dd" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="3e77f887-b225-4dd9-aeed-943d6764dffb" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]The 29-year-old's absence was sorely felt by Barcelona during the season's final stretch, particularly in the Champions League when they fell in the quarter-finals to Atletico Madrid.[/p][p]The Brazilian forward also suffered a hamstring injury while playing for Brazil during the 2026 World Cup.[/p][p]The reigning two-time Spanish champions are unbeaten in LaLiga this season and sit top of the table, five points ahead of Atletico Madrid.[/p][infobox id="14dacc89-3234-4d6e-b854-e74d05c9dce3" /]