Arda Turan and Rafinha suffer injuries ahead of Valencia game

Arda Turan and Rafinha suffer injuries ahead of Valencia game

The Turkish midfielder has an elbow injury, while his Brazilian counterpart has a rib problem

Rafinha and Arda Turan are not in Barcelona's squad to face Valencia because of injuries during the latest training session, on Friday afternoon. The club has published medical reports about both players.

In Arda Turan's case, "During training today he suffered a contusion of his left elbow. He will miss this game and how the injury develops will mark his availability." 

Meanwhile for Rafinha, "During training today he suffered a contusion on the left rib area. He will miss the game and how the injury develops will mark his availability." 

With these two players down, joining Jordi Alba, Gerard Pique and Jasper Cillessen, Barcelona called up Aleix Vidal, 41 days after he last played.