FC Barcelona forward Raphael Dias 'Raphinha' will be sidelined for five weeks due to a hamstring injury sustained during Thursday's friendly match in which Brazil lost 1-2 to France in Foxborough, United States. The Spanish club confirmed this shortly after the Brazilian national team withdrew the forward from their squad, allowing him to return to Barcelona to begin recovery treatment. "The first team player Rafael Dias 'Raphinha' suffers from a hamstring injury in his right thigh, as confirmed by medical tests conducted by the CBF following the discomfort he felt during the Brazil-France match," stated the announcement from the Catalan club.
If these timelines are confirmed, the player will miss the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Atlético de Madrid and at least five La Liga matches. On September 26, Raphinha had already suffered a similar injury in the same muscle, which forced him to miss nearly two months of competition.