The first international break of the 2026-27 season has ended and FC Barcelona players are already back at the club facilities, training under Hansi Flick for the upcoming league match against Getafe. However, this international break could end up significantly impacting the club’s next few fixtures.
This is particularly the case as one of the most important players for the Blaugrana team, Raphinha, suffered an injury while playing for Brazil in a friendly game against Australia. As a result, [the forward returned early to the Catalan club](https://barcanewsnetwork.com/confirmed-raphinha-returns-to-barcelona-as-preliminary-injury-timeline-revealed/), and detailed tests on the player brought good news to Barcelona, as it was confirmed that he was not suffering anything serious.
In fact, Raphinha tried his best to be available to Flick for the game against Getafe today, and even took to the field to test his fitness on Friday. However, as [Diario AS](https://as.com/futbol/raphinha-muy-dificil-f202610-n/) has reported, his sensations were not really encouraging, and he had to miss the training with the group later that day.
Thus, the Brazilian will not be available for the next two games, against Getafe and Galatasaray. For now, the main aim for him is to get another week of time to recover from his problem, and be available to the Barcelona coach for the more difficult matches coming up ahead, against the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.
There is no doubt that this is far from an ideal situation for Flick, as he loses one of his most important players. The Brazilian has adapted perfectly to the center-forward position, scoring 14 goals in eight games. Beyond that, he has also been the clear leader of the team, and both his goalscoring and leadership will be missed by the team while he remains absent.
On the pitch, Flick will have several options to replace him in his Barcelona team, with Gabriel Jesus looking to be the most likely option, while Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi, Hamza Abdelkarim, and Dani Olmo all also remaining possible options for him.