{"id":3423,"date":"2026-04-13T14:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/3423\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:08:17","slug":"injured-barcelona-captain-will-travel-to-madrid-to-support-team-against-atletico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/3423\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured Barcelona captain will travel to Madrid to support team against Atletico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona are going all in for their Champions League comeback, and even unavailable players are playing a role ahead of the decisive clash with Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20260413\/1004169811\/raphinha-sumarse-grupo-martes-madrid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, Raphinha is expected to travel to Madrid to be with the squad, despite being ruled out through injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian winger is still recovering from a right hamstring problem suffered during the international break, but will be present to support his teammates from close quarters.<\/p>\n<p>This move is part of a plan led by Hansi Flick, who is prioritising unity and collective spirit ahead of the second leg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Barcelona coach <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/hansi-flick-makes-big-dressing-room-call-before-atletico-madrid-vs-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">wants the entire group involved<\/a>, including injured and suspended players, to strengthen the dressing room mentality for what is one of the biggest matches of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Raphinh will be there to support<\/p>\n<p>Raphinha\u2019s presence is seen as important beyond the pitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fc-barcelona-v-newcastle-united-fc-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-6-2-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Raphinha of FC Barcelona\" class=\"wp-image-195014\"  \/>Raphinha is currently out injured. (Photo by Eric Alonso\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Even though he will not be available for selection, his involvement around the squad is expected to boost morale as Barcelona attempt to overturn the 0-2 deficit from the first leg.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he is not the only one making the trip, as Pau Cubarsi, who is suspended following his red card in the first leg, has also travelled to Madrid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Like Raphinha, his role will be to support the group and maintain a strong sense of togetherness within the squad.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona understand the scale of the challenge at the Metropolitano.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Facing an organised and confident Atletico side, Flick\u2019s men will need both tactical execution and mental strength to pull off the comeback.<\/p>\n<p>With a place in the Champions League semi-finals on the line, Barcelona are leaving nothing to chance, ensuring every possible edge, even emotional, is in their favour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona are going all in for their Champions League comeback, and even unavailable players are playing a role&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[92,222,223,82,94],"class_list":{"0":"post-3423","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-madrid","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-fc-barcelona","11":"tag-madrid","12":"tag-raphinha"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}