Huge blow for Barcelona as Lionel Messi ruled out for seven to eight weeks
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Updated 26/09/2015 at 16:11 GMT
Lionel Messi lasted just 10 minutes of Barcelona’s Liga match against Las Palmas and has been ruled out for up to eight weeks.
Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi complains on the field during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs UD Las Palmas at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on September 26, 2015
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The Argentina forward had to be replaced by Munir El Haddadi at Camp Nou after he succumbed to a knee problem.
Messi was taken to hospital for tests and Barcelona later confirmed via a club statement that he could be missing for as much as two months with a ligament tear.
Barca’s all-time record goalscorer appeared to jar his left knee when having a shot blocked by a Las Palmas defender.
Messi tried to carry on but was unable to continue and went straight down the tunnel after being taken off by coach Luis Enrique.
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