Barcelona winger Raphinha will miss up to a month with a hamstring injury, according to Spanish reports on Saturday. The Catalan club confirmed in a statement that the Brazilian hurt his hamstring in the 1-0 win over Sevilla on Friday, which took Barca provisionally back top of LaLiga.
Raphinha, playing in attacking midfield, was withdrawn for Fermin Lopez in the first half after pulling up injured. The winger will be out for the Champions League visit to Porto on Wednesday night and the visit to Granada in LaLiga on October 8, with the goal of returning ahead of the Clasico on October 28.
The 26-year-old was sent off in the opening game of the season against Getafe and had only just earned his place back after the rise of starlet Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres’ improved form. Barcelona currently have Pedri and Frenkie de Jong out injured too.
Source: eNCA
In other news – SA learners invited to join the Matrics in Antarctica initiative
South African learners will enjoy the experience of a lifetime as part of explorer and environmentalist, Riaan Manser’s initiative, Matrics in Antarctica.
Aimed at educating and inspiring future leaders to find possible solutions to pressing issues around the environment, the winners of a competition will travel to one of the last pristine wilderness areas on earth. For the fourth time, Manser and a team of experts will accompany the five winning learners to Antarctica. Read more
