Barca News
Barcelona succeeded in reserving its seat for next Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup final against Real Madrid in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Real Madrid qualified for this match after defeating Atletico Madrid 5-3 in a marathon and exciting match that extended for two overtimes, while Barcelona qualified after defeating Osasuna 2-0.
The medical tests that Raphinha underwent today, Friday , confirmed that the Brazilian suffers a muscle injury to the femoral biceps of his left leg and that he will be out of Sunday’s final against Real Madrid .
Barça reported , through a statement, that the magnetic resonance imaging performed this afternoon in Riyadh confirmed the conclusions obtained in the first examination carried out yesterday Thursday at Al Awal Park at King Saud University. The Brazilian will, therefore, be absent from Sunday’s Super Cup final against Real Madrid, but the club, as usual, did not notify the estimated time that he will be out of the team, as it will depend on his evolution. . It can be several weeks.
Raphinha felt discomfort in the femoral biceps of his left leg during the first half of the match against Osasuna , corresponding to the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup , and asked for a change even before half-time arrived: in the 42nd minute. He was replaced by Lamine Yamal , author of the second goal.
The 27-year-old Brazilian international is an important man in Xavi Hernández ‘s team as he is his first option for the right winger: he has participated in 20 games. Looking ahead to Sunday’s Clásico in the Super Cup final, the coach has several options: starting with Lamine Yamal, changing wings to Ferran Torres, resorting again to his bet on four midfielders.
Source: Marca
