Barcelona’s Condition Ahead of El Clasico: Raphinha Has Hope, Lewandowski Falls!

Gilabola.com – Barcelona is being confused by a storm of injuries that came at the most inopportune moment — just when the hot El Clasico duel was just a matter of days away. In the next 10 days, Hansi Flick’s team will visit the Santiago Bernabeu to face Real Madrid without a number of their key players.

Storm of Injuries Ahead of El Clasico

The first bad news came from Ferran Torres. This striker experienced muscle discomfort while defending the Spanish national team. His condition makes him doubtful for the Catalunya derby against Girona this weekend.

Not only that, Barcelona also lost Dani Olmo for the rest of this month and Robert Lewandowski who suffered a hamstring injury. The Polish striker is expected to be sidelined until the next international break.

A Glimmer of Hope from Raphinha

However, it’s not all bad news. There is a glimmer of hope coming from Raphinha’s condition. According to a report from the MD, the results of the examination on Thursday showed positive developments. The Brazilian winger is predicted to be fit enough to appear in the El Clasico match against Real Madrid.

Raphinha underwent a scan on Thursday, and Barcelona’s medical team is optimistic about his recovery. He even has the opportunity to be included in the squad for the Champions League match against Olympiakos CFP next Tuesday, although he will not appear against Girona. This is clearly relieving news after previously he was doubted for this big duel.

The fate of Ferran Torres is still a question mark

Ferran Torres’ situation itself is still gray. On Thursday, he only trained alone at the gym after admitting to Flick that his legs still felt uncomfortable. His decision to feature or not will depend largely on Friday’s training session — if he is able to train fully, there is a good chance he will be able to compete.

However, if Torres is not ready, then Barcelona’s front line will leave Marcus Rashford and Roony Bardghji as the only truly fit front players. Lamine Yamal is thought to be fit enough to sit on the bench, while Fermin Lopez could also be an option in attack as he begins to recover from injury.