{"id":4742,"date":"2025-10-19T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/ferran-and-raphinha-sidelined-and-doubtful-for-barca-olympiacos-match_315062_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:29:13","slug":"ferran-and-raphinha-sidelined-and-doubtful-for-barca-olympiacos-match_315062_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/ferran-and-raphinha-sidelined-and-doubtful-for-barca-olympiacos-match_315062_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Ferran and Raphinha remain on the sidelines: both are doubtful for the Bar\u00e7a-Olympiacos match"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bar\u00e7a held a recovery session on Sunday after the match against Girona. Ferran Torres and Raphinha remain on the sidelines, and the Brazilian is practically ruled out for matchday 3 of the Champions League<\/h2> \r\n
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The FC Barcelona squad<\/a> worked out on Sunday at the Ciutat Esportiva with their sights set on the Champions League<\/strong> match against Olympiacos<\/strong> (Tuesday the 21st at 16:45 CEST in Montju\u00efc). Hansi Flick<\/strong> led the recovery session after the demanding match against Girona (2-1), still with seven players out injured in the Bar\u00e7a squad.<\/p>

The team will certainly not be able to count on Dani Olmo<\/a> or Robert Lewandowski<\/a> for matchday 3 of the Champions League group stage. In addition, there are two doubtful players until the last minute, one of them practically ruled out. Both Ferran Torres and Raphinha remain outside<\/strong> the group, in the case of the ‘Shark’ due to “precaution”.<\/p>

Ferran Torres expects to return to training with Bar\u00e7a on Monday<\/h2>

The player from Foios returned from international duty with Spain last Monday with discomfort in the hamstring of his left leg. What seemed like a simple overload kept him sidelined throughout the week, which is why he was ruled out for matchday 9 of LaLiga, against Girona<\/a>.<\/p>

For now, Ferran remains in cotton wool, and the coaching staff will evaluate in Monday’s training session whether or not the ‘7’ is fit to play on Tuesday. The ‘Shark’ started in 7 of the first 8 La Liga matchdays and remains Bar\u00e7a’s top scorer with 5 goals<\/strong>. However, with Lewandowski out for approximately a month, the club cannot take risks with the Valencian player.<\/p>

Except when, five days after the match in Montju\u00efc against Olympiacos, they have to visit Real Madrid in the first Cl\u00e1sico of the season. Toni Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> was the ‘false 9’ chosen by Flick against Girona. In the Champions League, it is likely that Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez<\/strong> will assume that responsibility.<\/p>

Raphinha aims for El Cl\u00e1sico: almost certain to miss match against Olympiacos<\/h2>
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Raphinha before the Oviedo-Bar\u00e7a match<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

For his part, Raphinha also did not set foot on the Tito Vilanova field on Sunday and continues to perform specific exercises to overcome his injury to his right femoral biceps<\/a>. The medical team determined his recovery in three weeks, a period that was completed last Friday without positive news for the ’11’.<\/p>

Understanding that Rafa has been sidelined since last September 26, the most sensible thing to do is to wait for the Cl\u00e1sico for his return to the squad<\/strong>. This, provided he manages to train alongside the rest of the team in the four days leading up to the match at the Bernab\u00e9u.<\/p>

“Let’s hope he’s ready for the Cl\u00e1sico. That’s our plan. Sometimes there are problems in the recovery processes, but he’s on the right track<\/strong>,” Hansi Flick explained regarding the Brazilian, who was injured in Oviedo before the October break.<\/p>
BAR\u00c7A INJURED PLAYERS – OCTOBER 2025<\/caption> \t
PLAYER<\/th> \t\t\tINJURY<\/th> \t\t\tESTIMATED RETURN<\/th> \t\t<\/tr><\/thead>
Ter Stegen<\/td> \t\t\tSurgery for lower back problems<\/td> \t\t\tJanuary 2026<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Gavi<\/td> \t\t\tSurgery for a right meniscus injury<\/td> \t\t\tFebruary 2026<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Raphinha<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\tRight hamstring injury<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\tOctober 26<\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Joan Garc\u00eda<\/td> \t\t\tSurgery for a left meniscus injury<\/td> \t\t\tNovember 2025<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Dani Olmo<\/td> \t\t\tLeft calf injury<\/td> \t\t\tNovember 2025<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Lewandowski<\/td> \t\t\tMuscle tear in the left hamstring<\/td> \t\t\tNovember 2025<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Ferran Torres<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\tDiscomfort in the left thigh<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\tOctober 21<\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>