Barcelona forward Raphinha will miss the club’s next two fixtures after sustaining a hamstring problem on international duty with Brazil, head coach Hansi Flick confirmed on Friday.
“The picture shows something, and it’s not a big injury,” Flick, who said that it nonetheless required attention, told reporters.
“We have to take care about this because he has last season a lot of injuries about this. I think three injuries.
“And we take care. So, he’s not available tomorrow (Saturday against Getafe in La Liga) and also not available in Istanbul against Galatasaray (on Tuesday in the Champions League).”
Flick criticised the fixture schedule after Raphinha picked up the injury during Brazil’s friendly in Australia.
The Brazilian, who has been deployed as a centre-forward this season, leads the scoring charts across Europe’s major leagues with 14 goals in eight appearances in all competitions.
However, recurring muscle injuries have disrupted his career, including an injury sustained during the March 2026 international break after Brazil faced France in a friendly in Boston.
His absence significantly affected Barcelona towards the end of last season, particularly in the Champions League, where they were eliminated by Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals.
Raphinha also suffered a hamstring injury while representing Brazil during the 2026 World Cup.
Barcelona, the reigning two-time Spanish champions, remain unbeaten in La Liga and lead the standings by five points over Atletico Madrid.
