{"id":22069,"date":"2025-11-11T01:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/joan-garcia-and-raphinha-two-highly-anticipated-arrivals-in-barcelona_315242_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:25:13","slug":"joan-garcia-and-raphinha-two-highly-anticipated-arrivals-in-barcelona_315242_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/joan-garcia-and-raphinha-two-highly-anticipated-arrivals-in-barcelona_315242_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Joan Garc\u00eda and Raphinha: two highly anticipated arrivals in Barcelona after the break"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bar\u00e7a awaits the returns of Joan Garc\u00eda and Raphinha after the November break. Both were injured in Oviedo on September 25 and should be ready to reappear against Athletic<\/h2> \r\n
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Hansi Flick’s FC Barcelona<\/strong> hopes to have Joan Garc\u00eda<\/strong> and Raphinha<\/strong> available for matchday 13 of LaLiga EA Sports 2025\/26<\/strong>, against Athletic<\/strong>. Both players will have been out for two months with the Catalan club, with the Brazilian’s recovery proving more complicated than expected.<\/p>

The ’11’ suffered **an injury to his right hamstring** and, in principle, would be out for about three weeks. However, the winger relapsed before the Cl\u00e1sico against Real Madrid on October 26, which meant he had to spend another three weeks on the sidelines.<\/p>

Garc\u00eda, for his part, completed the planned rest after undergoing surgery to treat the tear in the inner meniscus of his left knee, sustained against Oviedo. The goalkeeper was expected to be out for four to six weeks, and the club, after Gavi’s injury, did not want to risk his return.<\/p>

Joan Garc\u00eda, a relief for Bar\u00e7a’s defensive problems<\/h2>

In the press conference prior to the match against Celta, Flick confirmed Bar\u00e7a’s plan with the player from Sallent. “We are very happy with his progress, it’s good, but we will wait until the break. After the break he will be back<\/strong>,” said the manager when referring to the Catalan goalkeeper.In his first 7 games with Bar\u00e7a, Joan Garc\u00eda conceded 5 goals<\/strong>, in addition to completing 3 clean sheets. Wojciech Szczesny, on the other hand, conceded 17 goals<\/strong> in 9 matches, failing to keep a clean sheet on any occasion.<\/p>

Bar\u00e7a, in fact, has gone 10 consecutive games conceding at least 1 goal<\/strong>, marking their worst defensive streak since 2013 (still with Tito Vilanova at the helm). The defense has been a headache in recent weeks, and with the return of the ’13’, Flick hopes to give more confidence to the Bar\u00e7a backline.<\/p>

Problems with pressure in attack have left the Blaugrana defense very exposed, with a high defensive line easily caught out by opponents who break the offside trap by running from their own half. Bar\u00e7a averages 1.37 goals conceded per game<\/strong> (22 in 16 matches) in 25\/26. <\/p>

Raphinha will give oxygen to the Blaugrana attacking trident<\/h2>
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Raphinha celebrating with his teammates one of the six goals conceded by Valencia<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

Raphinha’s return, for his part, will give much more depth to the still reliable Blaugrana attack. Barcelona has scored 44 goals this season (2.75 per game), with Marcus Rashford having the most goal involvements so far (14).<\/p>

The Englishman has fulfilled the mission of replacing the Brazilian winger to the letter. Although he hasn’t been as sharp in finishing, **he has scored 6 goals and leads the team in assists with 8**. As long as the ’14’ performs at the current level, he will have plenty of arguments to challenge Rapha for a starting spot, who, before getting injured, contributed a couple of assists and 3 goals in 7 appearances.<\/p>

Lamine Yamal<\/a><\/strong> (6G\/6A) and Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez<\/strong> (6G\/4A) have done their part to maintain the potency of a Bar\u00e7a attacking trident that has Robert Lewandowski<\/strong> and Ferran Torres<\/strong> as its top scorers (7 each)<\/p>

While Real Madrid depends almost exclusively on Kylian Mbapp\u00e9’s goals (he scored 18 of the team’s 34 goals, 53%), Bar\u00e7a is collectively much more reliable in its offense. It’s no coincidence that 11 different players on the squad have scored at least once this season.<\/p>