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Barcelona ace Lionel Messi will be out for three weeks following his injury he sustained last Saturday in the La Liga game against Sevilla. A statement from Barcelona read: "Tests carried out on the first team player Leo Messi have confirmed that he has a fracture of the radial bone in his right arm." "He will be out for approximately three weeks." The five-time Ballon d'Or winner has been seen for the first time after sustaining a fracture in his right arm and he seems to be in good spirits. Barcelona will be back in action tomorrow (Wednesday), when they face Inter Milan in the Champions League. Both teams have six points from two games played so far. Messi will miss that and also El Clasico with Real Madrid due at Camp Nou on Sunday. Messi will likely be replaced by French winger Ousmane Dembele in the starting XI. Sunday's El Clasico will be the first game played between the two Spanish giants (Barcelona and Real Madrid) with neither Cristiano R...

26 minutes into Barcelona's La Liga match against Sevilla (Saturday, October 20) , Barcelona captain Lionel Messi went down with an arm injury. The Blaugrana No. 10 clutched his right elbow as he exited the game. He was examined on the sidelines before being replaced by Ousmane Dembele.   The Barcelona talisman had assisted Philippe Coutinho in the 2nd minute of play to give Barcelona an early advantage at the Camp Nou. He further consolidated Barcelona's lead with a goal before the quarter of the hour mark. Disaster struck when Messi fell awkwardly, a few minutes after scoring, seemingly landing on his outstretched arm as he made an attempt to cushion his fall.   Messi's injury comes at a really bad time as Barcelona have a particularly tough stretch of games ahead of them. The Spanish giants are set to take on Inter in a Champions League group stage match on Wednesday, and El  Clásico  the following Sunday.  ❗ [INJURY NEWS] Tests carried o...