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| Lionel Messi |
“Tests have confirmed that Leo Messi suffered a torn internal
collateral knee ligament. The estimated time out will be seven to eight
weeks,” Messi will be out for up to eight weeks after suffering knee ligament damage in Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Las Palmas, Barcelona the Catalan giants confirmed. Messi clashed with Las Palmas defender Pedro Bigas as he tried to turn
the ball home inside the area and suffered a blow to his left knee in
the process. He briefly returned to the field after receiving
treatment, but was clearly unable to run freely before he was replaced
by Munir El
Haddadi. Video images then emerged of Messi limping heavily
he left hospital after undergoing tests. Messi, 28, may miss at least eight Barca games, as well as Argentina’s first four 2018 World Cup qualifiers, including a meeting at home to Brazil on November 13. Moreover, he is now a huge doubt for the first El Clasico of the season away to Real Madrid on November 21. Messi may miss Barca's ties with Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano, Eibar, Getafe and Villarreal in La Liga before visiting the Bernabeu. The European champions host Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday and will also have to do without Messi for back-to-back games against BATE Borisov. It is the first serious injury Messi has suffered since a hamstring injury kept him out for the final two months of 2013.
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