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Lionel Messi suffer knee ligament damage that will keep him out for eight weeks but Barcelona won 2-1 over Las Palmas on Saturday, the Catalan giants confirmed.
"Tests have confirmed that Leo Messi suffered a torn
internal collateral knee ligament. The estimated time out will be seven to
eight weeks," Barcelona said in a statement.
Messi, 28, looks set to be sidelined for at least eight
Barca games, as well as Argentina's first four 2018 World Cup qualifiers,
including a meeting a home to Brazil on November 13.
Moreover, he is now a huge doubt for the first El Clasico of
the season away to Real Madrid on November 21.
Barca face Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano, Eibar, Getafe and
Villarreal in La Liga before visiting the Bernabeu.
The European champions host Bayer Leverkusen in the
Champions League on Tuesday and will also have to do without Messi for
back-to-back games against BATE Borisov.
Messi clashed with Las Palmas defender Pedro Bigas as he
tried to turn the ball home inside the area and suffered a blow to his left
knee in the process.
He briefly returned to the field after receiving treatment,
but was clearly unable to run freely before he was replaced by Munir El
Haddadi.
Video images then emerged of Messi limping heavily he left
hospital after undergoing tests.
It is the first serious injury Messi has suffered since a
hamstring injury kept him out for the final two months of 2013.
Source. supersport.com
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