Barcelona Suffer Major Setback Before PSG Match in Champions League

Football journalist Fabrizio Romano reports that Raphinha picked up a new injury on Thursday and is expected to be sidelined for about three weeks. That timeline means he’ll be unavailable for Barcelona’s clash with PSG.

Both teams are managing injuries ahead of this matchup. According to Le Parisien, Bradley Barcola and João Neves will travel with the squad to Barcelona and could get minutes against Auxerre.

The same report adds that Désiré Doué is progressing well in his recovery. He has started running again on a specialized machine, fueling optimism that he might at least make the bench at Montjuïc next week.

Meanwhile, in Spain, SPORT’s Carlos Monfort revealed that Lamine Yamal has returned to ball work in training. Barcelona staff view his recovery as encouraging and believe he has a realistic shot at featuring against Real Sociedad.