Hansi Flick announced that Raphinha against Girona against Barcelona’s 4-1 win against Girona on Sunday was unable to play because he didn’t feel entirely fit.
Raphinha was in an absolutely sensational form this season and developed as a possible candidate to win the balloon d’Or after he had collected 27 goals and 20 assists in all competitions since Flicks last summer.
He missed the planned game against Osasuna because there were less than 48 hours after his international service with Brazil in South America, and Raphhinha was then unused in a second game in a row after leaving Girona on the bench.
When asked why the former player of Leeds United and Rennes could not be seen on Sunday, Flick confirmed that the Brazilian had his own concerns about his fitness.
“Raphinha didn’t play because of uncomfortable,” said Barcelona’s boss. “He was honest and told me he wasn’t quite fit.”
Barcelona will be back in action on Wednesday in a huge Copa del Rey semi-final against Atletico Madrid, in which the score is 4: 4 after the hectic first game in February.
“We hope that he will be in a better form on Wednesday,” Schlick closed.
Accordingly ASRaphinha does not fight a certain injury and instead complained about general exhaustion and insisted that he just didn’t feel strong enough to play against Girona for his best.
After the Atletico game rose, Flick decided to stop Raphinha from warming up against Girona even on the edge, and kept his fitness before starting with a committed restoration process. Club employees should be “190%”, confident, Raphinha will be suitable alongside Diego Simeone.