Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi will be out of action for three weeks after he fractured his right arm during Saturday’s 4-2 La Liga win over Sevilla at the Nou Camp.
Messi went down awkwardly in the 17th minute of the clash and was eventually forced off nine minutes after the incident, to be replaced by Ousmane Dembele.
Barcelona in a tweet confirm the injury.
It read: “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.”
❗ [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
Messi will also be absent for the Champions League clash at home to Inter Milan on Wednesday.
He will also be forced to sit out the Copa Del Rey trip to Cultural Leonesa, as well as the league trip to Rayo Vallecano, the return Champions League match with Inter and possibly the home league game with Real Betis on November 11.
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