KAPTEN Barcelona, Lionel Messi will be out for three weeks. He suffered a fracture on his right arm when his team won 4-2 over Sevilla in a Spanish League match.
The injury forced him to miss the Clasico match against eternal rivals Real Madrid on October 28.
Ousmane Dembele replaced Messi in the 25th minute after the Argentine was examined by club doctors on the sidelines, following his duel with Sevilla's Franco Vazquez.
The Barcelona striker, who provided the assist for the opening goal scored by Philippe Coutinho in the 9th minute and packed their second goal, looked very in pain as he left the field with his right arm being bashed.
"Of course this is a loss," Barca coach Ernesto Valverde said.
"We know what he gave us, and what we miss when he is not around. We have to overcome it and will make preparations. It is clear that we will look at his absence, but we will overcome it and we have a number of resources, even though we will face a number of very heavy teams. "
In addition to the Clasico match, the Argentine legion will also not be able to be played in Champions League matches hosting Inter Milan on Wednesday and the match in Milan on 6 November.
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