Messi ruled out for up to two months
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/
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— 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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