Barcelona’s Raphinha will miss the Champions League quarter-finals due to injury

Barcelona forward Raphinha will miss the Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid early next month after suffering a hamstring injury during his international match with Brazil, the La Liga side said.

The 29-year-old, who has scored 19 goals in all competitions for Barcelona this season, suffered the injury during Brazil’s 2-1 defeat to France in Foxborough on Thursday.

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«The player will return to Barcelona to begin appropriate treatment. The estimated recovery time is five weeks,» Barcelona said in a statement on Friday.

Barcelona, ​​​​who are four points ahead of Real Madrid in La Liga, host Atletico in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final on April 8, with the return in Madrid on April 14 SI5KSex.

Raphinha scored twice in Barcelona’s stunning 7-2 win over Newcastle United in the round of 16 earlier this month.

Published on March 28, 2026