Raphinha Injury Update: Back in Full Training Before PSG Trip

Raphinha Injury Update: Back in Full Training Before PSG Trip Raphinha and Frenkie de Jong are back in full Barcelona training, putting both in the picture for the Champions League trip to PSG on 20 October. Raphinha and Frenkie de Jong are both back in full Barcelona team training, which puts the Brazilian on course to return for the Champions League trip to PSG on Tuesday 20 October, though neither is guaranteed to play, according to Sunday Guardian .

Raphinha felt discomfort in his right thigh on Brazil duty and left the squad. Brazil’s medical staff found a small muscle oedema in the back of the thigh and ruled out a tear. He had come off at half-time in the 4-2 win over Australia after scoring a penalty.

Hansi Flick made clear he wasn’t prepared to gamble. “It is not a major injury, but it is something that must be taken into account because he had many injuries,” he said, as reported by World Soccer Talk . Flick pointed to three problems in the same area last season.

Raphinha missed the Getafe game and the Champions League win at Galatasaray, a 4-1 victory Barcelona managed without him . On Monday, Yahoo Sports relayed a report from Santi Ovalle on El Larguero that Raphinha was back on the pitch, working individually. Full group training is the next step, and it has now been reported.

Raphinha and De Jong: where they stand Player Problem Latest Raphinha Right thigh, muscle oedema Back in full team training Frenkie de Jong Medial collateral ligament, knee Back in full team training The next three games Date Match Sat 17 Oct Real Betis v Barcelona (La Liga) Tue 20 Oct PSG v Barcelona (Champions League) Sun 25 Oct Barcelona v Real Madrid (La Liga, El Clasico) The Betis trip comes first, and we’d leave Raphinha out of it.

Flick has said the club can’t afford risks, and a player with three thigh problems in the same spot last season doesn’t need a league game in Seville to prove anything. PSG is the match where Barcelona need him, and El Clasico is the one after it. De Jong is the other name to watch.

A knee ligament injury is a longer road than a thigh scare, and the report gives no date for his return to match action. Flick’s squad for Betis should show how close he is. PSG against Barcelona is one of the headline games of Champions League Matchday 3 .

We’ll have predicted lineups and the TV channel nearer the time. Featured photo: Unknown author, Wikimedia Commons , CC BY 4.0 (resized). Arjun Rao is a football writer covering the Premier League for The False 9 — tactical breakdowns, transfer analysis and the numbers behind the game.