Following Barcelona’s victory over Oviedo, head coach Hansi Flick confirmed that Raphinha was substituted due to muscular discomfort, handing the Blaugranes an enormous scare forward of essential Champions League conflict towards Paris Saint-Germain subsequent Tuesday on the Montjuic Stadium.
The Brazilian ahead lasted simply over an hour earlier than pulling up with an damage and had to get replaced by Robert Lewandowski. Softfootball had reported that Barca are already with out Lamine Yamal, Gavi and Balde by way of damage. They are going to be hoping that Raphinha isn’t added to that checklist.
The previous Leeds United winger had an prompt affect, heading house a chic cross from Frenkie De Jong to assist Barca flip the sport on its head. Hansi Flick’s aspect have been initially trailing simply after the half-hour mark when a howler from Joan Garcia allowed Alberto Reina to lob house a chic effort from near the midway line.
An Eric Garcia faucet in pulled Barca degree earlier than Lewandowski gave them the lead. Membership captain Ronaldo Araujo sealed the three factors with a header of his personal within the 88th minute, changing a pinpoint nook from Marcus Rashford.
Nonetheless, Raphinha’s damage overshadowed the spectacular victory. The ahead reportedly felt discomfort at the back of his proper leg and needed to be taken off when he couldn’t shake it off.
The excellent news for Barca is that preliminary scans have dominated out a hamstring damage, though they’d have to attend till later at present to get readability on the extent of the difficulty after a extra in-depth examination.
Flick managed to ease fears of a long-term damage after the sport when he informed reporters that the substitution was a technical choice. He later admitted throughout his post-match press convention as reported by Fabrizio Romano through his Fb Web page that the Brazilian was withdrawn as a result of he was scuffling with some discomfort in his leg. The put up reads:
JUST IN: Hansi Flick confirms Raphinha was subbed off as a result of he had slight DISCOMFORT in his proper leg within the second half.
Raphinha is anticipated to overlook Sunday’s La Liga conflict with Actual Sociedad as a precaution, with all consideration now turning as to whether he’ll get well in time for the high-stakes assembly with reigning European champions PSG. His availability may show decisive in Barcelona’s hopes of advancing on the continental stage.
