Barcelona and Brazil co-ordinating over Raphinha’s playing time to manage workload

Barcelona and Brazil co-ordinating over Raphinha’s playing time to manage workload According to reports in Brazil, as relayed by Mundo Deportivo , Barcelona and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) are co-ordinating over the playing time and workload of superstar forward Raphinha. The two entities are intent on ensuring that the 29-year-old attacker goes through the international break without any physical issues and is able to return to the club in peak condition. Concern at Barcelona Raphinha’s return to the Brazil squad for the current international break has sparked concern at Barcelona , considering how things have gone in the recent past. After all, the Blaugrana captain returned from the previous international break with an injury sustained during the second friendly against Australia. Raphinha suffered an injury during the last international break. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images) As a consequence, he was released from the national team squad, missing the friendly against India, while he was unavailable for Barcelona’s matches against Getafe and Galatasaray. Going further back, Raphinha also picked up an injury while with Brazil at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as well as during the March international break, which particularly hurt Barcelona as he ended up missing some important games at a key point in the season. As such, his latest call-up, coming only a few weeks after his previous injury, has raised concern at the club and put the spotlight on Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti’s utilisation of the 29-year-old. Co-ordination between Barcelona and CBF And, in order to avoid any further mishaps and ensure that he returns to the club in peak condition, Barcelona and the CBF are understood to be in close co-ordination over his playing time and workload management. Raphinha recently signed a new contract. (Picture credit: X/@FCBarcelona) Brazil play two friendly matches against Japan and Singapore, which will take place on 14 and 17 November at the Singapore National Stadium, in the current international break. It remains to be seen how much action Raphinha gets on the field across the two games and whether Ancelotti is willing to manage his minutes carefully. So far this season, the Barcelona captain has made 14 appearances for the club across all competitions, registering a highly impressive tally of 19 goals and three assists. With important games coming up against the likes of Atletico Madrid and Manchester City, among others, on the other side of the international break, Barcelona will be hoping that their captain returns and remains fit for that stretch.