New Injury for Raphinha Increases His Struggles with the Right Thigh

The troubles of Brazilian star Raphinha continued during the 2025/2026 season, after he sustained a new injury while playing with the Brazilian national team against Haiti in the 2026 World Cup, exacerbating his ongoing crisis with the right thigh.

The Spanish newspaper 'Mundo Deportivo' reported that the latest injury is the fifth the player has suffered in the same area during the current season, after both the Brazilian Football Confederation and coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that the current problem is centered in the hamstring of the right leg.

The newspaper added that Raphinha missed 19 matches with Barcelona this season due to a series of injuries and physical problems related to the right leg. It began last September with an injury to the biceps femoris that sidelined him for about two months, before he suffered a bruise on the right thigh in January.

In February, the player suffered a strain in the adductor muscle of the right leg, causing him to miss three matches, before his struggles renewed in March with a new injury to the biceps femoris while he was with the Brazilian national team, sidelining him for more than a month during a crucial stage of the season.

The same source indicated that the latest injury he sustained during the Haiti match still needs medical evaluation to determine its extent and the expected duration of absence, but it represents a new episode in a long series of muscular problems that have plagued the player in the right thigh throughout the season.

Barcelona is closely monitoring Raphinha's condition, especially since the recurrence of injuries in the same area raises concerns within the club, at a time when the team has strengthened its attacking options by signing Anthony Gordon, who occupies the same position in the forward line.