Raphinha, Araujo To Miss Osasuna Clash Flick

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick confirmed winger Raphinha and defender Ronald Araujo will not feature in his teams rearranged La Liga match against Osasuna on Thursday.

The duo were involved in South American World Cup qualifying fixtures this week and Flick said it was better for them to recover from the games and their journey back to Spain.

Barcelona appealed unsuccessfully against the decision to play the Osasuna match this week after it was initially postponed on March 8 when one of the Catalan clubs doctors died.

They will not play, they are not in the team, they have a long flight and its not the best way, because they have to recover, Flick told a news conference Wednesday.

Raphinha started as Brazil were thrashed 4-1 by rivals Argentina, while Araujo was on the bench for Uruguay in a goalless draw against Bolivia.