Barcelona will be waiting with bated breath to find out the extent of Lionel Messi’s injury after the Argentine was forced off in Saturday’s clash against Las Palmas.
Messi went down clutching his knee after being challenged when he was just about to shoot and was immediately replaced.
He was dogged by various injuries during the 2013/14 season – when Barcelona won only the Supercopa de España (the equivalent of the Community Shield) – but returned to full fitness and form in last year’s treble-winning campaign…
Bad news for Barcelona as Lionel Messi needs to come off due to injury http://t.co/R8aiQnrEhh
— Eurosport (@eurosport) September 26, 2015
Worst possible news for Barcelona: Messi off. Knee injury. Seemed to twist it on contact with challenge as he was shooting.
— Sid Lowe (@sidlowe) September 26, 2015
UPDATE: Barcelona have confirmed that Messi will face an extended lay-off and will miss the fist El Clasico at the Bernabeu on November 22.
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
#MESSI leaves the hospital limping 💔😭 #AnimsMessi 💕 pic.twitter.com/Xv1i84DnBc
— н. (@HadoonM7) September 26, 2015
Games L. Messi will miss:
Bayer (H), Sevilla (A), Rayo (H), BATE (A), Eibar (H), Getafe (A), BATE (H), V'real (H), Real Madrid (A), Roma (H)— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) September 26, 2015
