Raphinha set to miss Barcelona's Champions League quarter-final after injury with Brazil

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raphinha/xtBsDPam/"]Raphinha[/a] was hurt during [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil's[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brazil-I9l9aqLq/france-QkGeVG1n/?mid=few9ITN7"]2-1 friendly defeat[/a] by France in the United States on Thursday.[/p][p]In a statement, the Brazilian Football Confederation said that Raphinha and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/as-roma/zVqqL0ma/"]Roma[/a] full-back Wesley had both "felt pain in their right hamstrings during the match against France".[/p][p][b]"On Friday, the players underwent tests that confirmed muscular injuries,"[/b] the CBF added.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] released their own statement confirming the length of Raphinha's convalescence.[/p][p][b]"The player is returning to Barcelona to begin the appropriate treatment. The estimated recovery time is five weeks," [/b]Barcelona said.[/p][embed guid="edf94274-769b-44e4-8b82-6417e06b3f1b" url="https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2037608967048667401" social-type="twitter" /][p]Raphinha is a key player for the Catalan giants, who will be without him for both legs of the tie against Diego Simeone's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/atl-madrid-jaarqpLQ/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/?mid=G6kwDN9d"]at home on April 8[/a] and then [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/atl-madrid-jaarqpLQ/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/?mid=8pBGO97F"]away on April 14[/a].[/p][p]The 29-year-old, who has scored 19 times this season for Barca, will also miss La Liga matches against Atletico, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/espanyol/QFfPdh1J/"]Espanyol[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celta-vigo/8pvUZFhf/"]Celta Vigo[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/getafe/dboeiWOt/"]Getafe[/a].[/p][p]Barca will hope Raphinha is fit to play in the Clasico against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] on May 10, or a potential Champions League semi-final against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sporting-cp/tljXuHBC/"]Sporting Lisbon[/a] on April 29.[/p][p]He should also be available for Brazil at the World Cup, which begins in Canada, Mexico and the United States on June 11.[/p]