Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published Friday, October 24, 2025 8:00 p.m. / Updated Friday, October 24, 2025 8:15 p.m.
The list of unavailable players that Barcelona has for the derby with Real Madrid on Sunday (17:00, live on GSP.ro and live on Digi Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1) has increased with Raphinha. Hansi Flick was hoping to get the Brazilian back from a muscle injury, but the left winger was in pain and left training today.
In order not to risk a recurrence and aggravation of the injury, the Spanish champions decided not to risk and will not call Raphinha for the trip to the “Santiago Bernabeu” on Sunday afternoon, in the 10th round of La Liga.
Raphinha also faced several injuries last season at Barcelona / Photo: Imago
Joan Garcia, Olmo and Lewandowski, out. Emotions with De Jong
The 28-year-old Brazilian strained his right biceps femoris a month ago. The injury occurred in Barcelona's 3-1 win at Oviedo. Doctors were optimistic about his recovery, but the wearer of the number 11 Blaugrana shirt could not finish the last training session.
Raphinha will add to an already long list of absentees for El Clasico. Hansi Flick will be without Joan Garcia, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Gavi, Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo. In addition, the presence of Frenkie de Jong in the first eleven of the Catalans is uncertainthe batting midfielder dealing with viral gastroenteritis.
In the two derbies of the last championship, Raphinha contributed to half of the goals scored by Barcelona: goal and assist in the round at Santiago Bernabeu (4-0) and “double” in the return at Montjuic (4-3). In total, the Brazilian has 3 goals and 4 assists in 11 derbies: 7 wins and 4 losses.
Dean Huijsen, Real Madrid's new stopper, is the most expensive purchase of the summer in La Liga: 62.5 million euros paid to Bournemouth / Photo: Imago
Xabi Alonso recovered Huijsen, Carvajal and Trent
On the other hand, however, the blanco infirmary was substantially emptied. Basically, only Antonio Rudiger is out, the German having to wait at least three more weeks to re-enter.
Instead, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Dean Huijsen they have recovered and can be starting options for Xabi Alonso. Question marks remained related to the presence on the reserve list of David Alaba, who was substituted at halftime in the match against Juventus in the Champions League.
