Rashford has 'big chance' with Raphinha out, says Barca coach Flick

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick said winger Marcus Rashford has a "big chance" to impressment with Raphinha retired injured up of Saturday's sojourn to look Atletico Madrid successful La Liga.

Brazil planetary Raphinha is sidelined until May with a hamstring injury, opening the doorway for Rashford. The England forward, connected indebtedness from Manchester United, impressed successful the archetypal fractional of the play but has not played arsenic overmuch successful caller weeks.

"I said it before, I'm blessed with Marcus. He's performed well. In the past weeks, helium had immoderate problems, helium was injured, and we person to instrumentality attraction of that," Flick told reporters Friday (April 3, 2026).

The German manager said Rashford would inactive beryllium battling with different players for the accidental to play successful Raphinha's stead. "It's a large accidental for him to amusement (his quality) again, but besides we person different options," helium continued.

"Fermin (Lopez) tin play there, Gavi tin besides play there, I'm truly blessed that Gavi is backmost connected the level he's showing successful training."

Barcelona person an enactment to bargain Rashford for 30 cardinal euros ($35 million) from Man United but person not yet decided if they volition activate it.

Flick said helium gave Raphinha a fewer days disconnected to walk successful Brazil with his household to cheer him up aft his injury, sustained successful a affable against France past week.

Raphinha volition miss respective league games and the upcoming Champions League quarter-final necktie against Atletico Madrid, with the archetypal limb connected Wednesday.

"It's not the champion infinitesimal for this injury, for us, for him, and helium was bittersweet astir this," said Flick. "I face-timed with him, helium was precise disappointed, helium was down... I gave him immoderate days successful Brazil with his household to wide his mind."

Flick said defenders Jules Kounde, Alejandro Balde and Eric Garcia were acceptable to look Atletico astatine the Metropolitano stadium and confirmed midfielder Frenkie de Jong was inactive sidelined.

Barca look Atletico 3 times successful the abstraction of 11 days, and besides mislaid the Copa del Rey semi-finals against Diego Simeone's Rojiblancos earlier this season.