Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano sidelined for a month with hamstring injury
ByPA Sport
Updated 15/11/2017 at 15:49 GMT
Javier Mascherano will be sidelined for a month with a hamstring injury, Barcelona have announced.
Argentina's Javier Mascherano looks on during an international friendly football match between Russia and Argentina at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on November 11, 2017.
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The La Liga leaders said the 33-year-old defender suffered the setback on international duty after playing the full 90 minutes of Argentina's 4-2 defeat to Nigeria on Tuesday.
A statement on Barcelona's website read: "Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano has suffered an injury to his right hamstring, the club confirmed on Wednesday following medical tests carried out at the team's training centre.
"The 33-year-old Argentinian was hurt during Tuesday night's international friendly against Nigeria.
"Mascherano is expected to be out for around four weeks."
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Javier Mascherano of FC Barcelona plays the ball during the Joan Gamper Trophy match between FC Barcelona and Chapecoense at Camp Nou stadium on August 7, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain
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Mascherano is set to miss up to four league games - including the trip to second-placed Valencia on November 26 - as well as Champions League clashes at Juventus and at home to Sporting Lisbon.
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