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Very worrying injury development for Barcelona
Published 15:46 26 Sept 2015 BST
Updated 18:18 26 Sept 2015 BST
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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... https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/647775413595447296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/sidlowe/status/647775285300101120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw 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. https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/647803798509998084 https://twitter.com/HadoonM7/status/647803094919614464 https://twitter.com/SquawkaNews/status/647806182317518848Explore more on these topics:
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