Injured Barcelona winger rejoins group training, will be ready for Real Madrid clash

With Barcelona set to lock horns with arch-enemies Real Madrid in a couple of days, all eyes are on the club’s training session today to see if any of the injured players make a return.

As things stand, Barça are already set to be without Sergi Roberto, Jules Kounde, and most likely Pedri also for the first El Clasico of the season.

Meanwhile, there are major question marks over the availability of Frenkie de Jong as well, with reports suggesting that he could be out until mid-November.

Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski are being tipped as the two players most likely to become available for the Clasico.

Raphinha joins group training

With all eyes on today’s training session at Barcelona’s Ciutat Esportiva complex, SPORT is reporting that Raphinha has joined the rest of the group in training ahead of the Real Madrid encounter on Saturday.

The 26-year-old winger has been out on the sidelines since the game against Sevilla when he picked up the injury.

Since then, the Brazilian international has gone on to miss four matches across all competitions.

Although initial expectations were that Raphinha could return soon after the international break, that did not materialise.

But two days away from El Clasico, the former Leeds United winger has rejoined group training, and Luis F Rojo of MARCA is claiming that he will be available to face Real Madrid.

No Lewandowski, De Jong yet

The report adds that even though Robert Lewandowski and Frenkie de Jong arrived at Ciutat Esportiva, the pair did not join the rest of the group in training as of yet.

Further developments are awaited as Barcelona eagerly wait to see if any of the injured players become available for the huge clash against Real Madrid.