Raphinha back with Brazil: Barça fear another injury

Raphinha is heading back to the Brazil squad for two friendlies in Singapore, and at Barcelona the news has landed like a cold shower. According to ABC, the worry has a basis: in his last three trips with the Seleção, the winger came back injured.

That run of physical setbacks has left Hansi Flick without his main attacking weapon at key moments, and it forces the club to design recovery plans after every international break. For the coaching staff and the board, each trip brings fresh concern.

The player himself has tried to reassure Barça fans: he says he takes great care of himself and that the coach knows he is not at one hundred percent. Even so, in Barcelona nobody has forgotten the recent record, and the club will be watching his condition closely when he returns.