The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was forced off within the first-half at the Camp Nou when landing awkwardly on his arm
Barcelona’s incomparable record goalscorer Lionel Messi can miss next weekend’s El Clasico against the Real capital of Spain when suffering a broken arm.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner fell awkwardly on his right arm within the seventeenth minute of the La Liga clash with metropolis at the Camp Nou on a weekday and was instantly in visible pain.
He underwent treatment because the game continued along with his arm being wrapped by trainers whereas he arranged on the sidelines.
However, he remained down when treatment in obvious discomfort and was unable to continue, eventually being replaced by Ousmane Dembele when twenty-six minutes.
❗ [INJURY NEWS] TESTS CARRIED OUT ON THE FIRST TEAM PLAYER LEO MESSI HAVE CONFIRMED THAT HE HAS A FRACTURE OF THE RADIAL BONE IN HIS RIGHT ARM. HE WILL BE OUT FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS #FUERZALEO PIC.TWITTER.COM/KPNCSPNFQO
— FC BARCELONA (@FCBARCELONA) OCTOBER 20, 2018
The club has currently confirmed he has broken a bone in his right arm, ruling him out for ensuing 3 weeks as well as the visit of their arch-rivals, facet|in conjunction with|beside|at the side of|together with} an important Champions League tie against Serie A side repose.
Messi had already left his mark on the sport as he helped city into a 2-0 lead, teeing up Philippe Coutinho for the opener before netting his thirty-second career goal against Seville within the gap twelve minutes. Ernesto Valverde’s facet went on to win 4-2.
But that anaglyph show has been overshadowed by AN injury which is able to see him miss the club’s next 5 games.
Barca faces repose urban center within the Champions League on Wed, before hosting Real next Sunday.
The Catalans then face 3 away games in an exceeding row against Cultural Leonesa within the Copa del Rey, Rayo Vallecano in La Liga and also the come back game with repose.
The three-week injury assessment means that Messi can seemingly come back in time for the club’s clash with Atletico capital of Spain at the top of November, that follows a global break.
