RAPHINHA, 'KO' FOR 4 OR 5 WEEKS
Barça regrets the loss of Raphinha: "It's a shame"
After confirming Raphinha's absence due to injury, FC Barcelona's sporting director, Deco, has spoken about what it means that the right-back will not be available in the next matches
Raphinha Will lose the next parties of the FC Barcelona by a "muscular injury in the biceps femoral of the left thigh" that suffered in the semifinals of the Supercopa of Spain against the Osasuna in Riad. The blaugrana have not offered a time estimated of drop, but the forecast is that it can be in the infirmary by the next four or five weeks. This means that it will not be available for the final of the Supercopa of Spain and that peligra, a lot, his participation in the eighth of the Champions League.
It is a sensitive drop for the Barça, put the Brazilian had turned into an almost indisputable player in the plans of Xavi Hernández, but with the return of Pedri González and the possibility to play with four midfield players (and only two forwards), would have to be lower the problemlas for the Barcelona. A priori, Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski will be the headlines for the forward, with Joao Félix in the recámara depending on his performance.
The true is that Deco, Barcelona sportive director, has spoken in this regard in official statements to the Barça in the previous of the dispute of the final against the Real Madrid. It has commented that "have been suffering with injuries along the season, know that it is very difficult with so many parties and that the requirement in the Barça is of maximum level. It is a penalty lose to Raphinha but are recovering to Pedri. We are a bit accustomed but is a penalty because it is an important player for us".
Deco Speaks of the final of the Supercopa of Spain against the Real Madrid
The executive also has pronounced on the Classical in Arabia: "Always it will be special against the Real Madrid in spite of how are the two teams. The Madrid arrives in a good moment, did a good party against the Athletic and is leading the League, are well and unsuspecting but we recover players and arrive in a moment important. It is a final, in a final there is not favourite and want to win".
On the other hand, it has explained that "at the end it is a title that want to win and it is necessary to face it like this. We are litigating by all the titles that can play. We want to win the League, want to arrive as far as possible and if possible win the Champions, have the Glass of Rey. The well is to be in all and at the end is can be in the final. It is necessary to think in the fine and what is of future already will see, split to party".
