Shortly after scoring Barcelona's second goal against Sevilla in their La Liga clash this evening, a nasty Lionel Messi injury looks set to rule the club captain out for a considerable period of time.
In his first season as the club captain, it seems almost certain that Messi will now be ruled out of the season's first Clasico against Real Madrid next Sunday.
Starting the game at lightening speed, Messi's goal for Barcelona demonstrated all that we have come to expect of the Argentinian.
|GOAL!|
No prizes for guessing who grabbed it. His 25th against Sevilla. Barca heading top.
@FCBarcelona 2-0 @SevillaFC_ENG pic.twitter.com/ze0CfoFIHs— ELEVEN Football (@ElevenSportsFB) October 20, 2018
A scoreline that would take the reigning Spanish champions back to the top of La Liga, the absence of Messi in the coming weeks is sure to be a concern for Ernesto Valverde.
With Cristiano Ronaldo recently departing Real Madrid, some rose the question as to when was the last time both the Portuguese and Messi missed a Clasico clash.
Coming at a potentially crucial stage in the season, fans will be hopeful that this nasty Lionel Messi injury will not be as bad as initially feared.
Initial reports suggest that Messi's injury may not be as serious as feared.
#Messi has minor fracture right arm - #Barça say out THREE weeks
— Graham Hunter (@BumperGraham) October 20, 2018
According to Spanish, radio Messi has been taken to Barca's training ground for tests, and not hospital. A good sign, you'd imagine. Let's hope he can watch the second half
— Richard Martin (@Rich9908) October 20, 2018
You are able to watch incident as tweeted out by Eleven Sports. Be warned however, it is not pretty.
#Messi replaced after a nasty fall...😱
Could Barcelona be missing their star player for #ElClasico?#BarcelonaSevilla #PureFootball pic.twitter.com/2mB5S2Wr61— ELEVEN Football (@ElevenSportsFB) October 20, 2018
