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Rafinha suffers adductor strain

An adductor injury has ruled midfielder Rafinha out of Barcelona's Champions League trip to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.

Barcelona will be without the services of Rafinha in the second leg of its Champions League quarterfinal tie with Atletico Madrid due to an adductor strain.

The Brazil international recently made his comeback after a seven-month spell on the sidelines due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury – playing 26 minutes in Barca's 2-1 first-leg win over Atletico last week, before starting in Saturday's 1-0 Liga loss at Real Sociedad.

He made way for Andres Iniesta at halftime, though, and Barcelona has now announced Rafinha has picked up thigh problem that will briefly keep him out of action again.