The forward did not make it through the first half
against Las Palmas following a collision with defender
Pedro Bigas, and could now miss El Clasico on November
21
Barcelona have been dealt a blow after Lionel Messi
suffered a knee injury during Saturday's clash with
Las Palmas that wiill rule him out for up to two months.
The 28-year-old collided with defender Pedro Bigas
inside the 18-yard box after just three minutes of the
Camp Nou outfit's 2-1 victory.
Messi attempted to continue but failed to shrug off the
knock, with Barca coach Luis Enrique replacing him with
Munir seven minutes later.
Messi has a tear in the internal collateral
ligament of his left knee. He will be out for
around 7-8 weeks pic.twitter.com/TLor97gmou
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 26,
2015
And having been sent to hospital for tests, the
European champions confirmed the Argentina
international will be out for seven to eight weeks with a
tear in the internal collateral ligament of his left knee.
The injury could rule the four-time Ballon d'Or winner
out of the first Clasico against Real Madrid of the
season on November 21.
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