"Barcelona" ligament ruptures in defenders

"Barcelona" defender Rafinha will most likely have to miss the rest of the 2015-16 season due to a torn ACL. The Catalan club confirmed this morning after tests that in yesterday's Champions League match against "Roma," the defender was missing the right ACL. .@FCBarcelona midfielder Rafinha tears right ACL, tests confirm: http://t.co/iq5Uk2enRj #ÁnimoRafinha #AnimsRafinha pic.twitter.com/npiFMebKRE — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 17, 2015 The announcement did not mention how long Rafinha will be out due to the injury, but typically players have to miss at least six months, and often even more, due to this type of injury. At the beginning of this season, Rafinha started in a few matches for "Barcelona" due to Neymar's injury, and also managed to debut for the Brazilian national team.