Barcelona coach Hansi Flick believes English winger Marcus Rashford has a "great opportunity" to shine due to Raphinha's injury. It's worth noting that Barcelona has an option to buy Rashford from Manchester United for $35 million but hasn't decided to activate it yet. Flick also mentioned he allowed Raphinha to spend a few days in Brazil with his family to help him recover from his injury. Raphinha will miss several league matches and the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. The German coach added: "This is not the right time for this injury, for us or for him, and it was sad." He continued: "I spoke to him on a video call, he was very frustrated and sad... I gave him a few days in Brazil with his family to clear his head." Flick confirmed the readiness of French defender Jules Kounde, Alejandro Balde, and Eric Garcia for the match against Atletico at the Metropolitan Stadium, while Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong remains absent due to injury. Barcelona will face Atletico three times in 11 days. It should be remembered that the team of Argentine coach Diego Simeone earlier eliminated the Catalan giant from the Copa del Rey semi-finals this season.
