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Barcelona's Rafinha to miss UCL clash vs. Atletico Madrid with groin injury

Rafinha will miss Barcelona's second leg Champions League quarterfinal against Atletico Madrid with an adductor strain, the club announced on Monday.

"The midfielder, who recently returned to action following a long knee injury, will be sidelined in the coming days," the club statement said.

The midfielder had been looking likely to return to fitness, having made his return from a seven-month layoff as a substitute in the first leg of Barcelona's 2-1 first-leg Champions League quarterfinal win over Atletico Madrid last week.

The Brazilian made his first start in six months on Saturday, but was replaced halfway through the Blaugrana's 1-0 loss to Real Sociedad by Andres Iniesta.