Champions League: Barça, bad news confirmed before Galatasaray

Published: October 12, 2026

By: Manu Tournoux

Traveling to Galatasaray on Tuesday evening in the Champions League, FC Barcelona will be deprived of one of its executives.

After his success during the 1^era day of the Champions League against Feyenoord, Barça travels to Istanbul this Tuesday to challenge Galatasaray. A meeting for which Hansi Flick will not be able to count on Raphinha.

Hit in the right thigh with Brazil during the international break, the Barcelona captain did not play on Saturday against Getafe in La Liga (3-0). And while his return was expected this Tuesday, the Blaugrana technician finally decided not to take any risks with his Auriverde striker.

The former Rennais will therefore not make the trip to Türkiye. Just like Frenkie de Jong, Andreas Christensen and Roony Bardghji, injured. On the other hand, the young Hamza Abdelkarim and Brian Farinas appear in the group concocted by Hansi Flick.

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