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Barcelona's Raphinha out for a week with leg injury

Raphinha
 
Raphinha


Barcelona ​forward Raphinha has been sidelined for a ‌week with a right leg injury, the LaLiga champions said on Monday, after the Brazilian was ​forced off at halftime during ‌Saturday's 3-1 win at Elche.
The 29-year-old, who has scored eight goals ‌and provided three ‍assists this ‌season, was ruled out ‍for nearly two months after suffering a hamstring injury ⁠in September.
'Raphinha is suffering from an overload in the adductor muscle of his right leg... his ⁠recovery period is expected ⁠to be one week,' Barcelona ⁠said ‍in a ‌statement, adding that he will miss Tuesday's Copa del Rey quarter-final at ‌Albacete.
Leaders Barcelona, bidding for their third LaLiga title in four years, are a point above Real Madrid in the ‍standings.