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Vidal to spend night in hospital

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The full-back will not return to Barcelona until Sunday due to the ankle knock suffered at Alaves, as Theo Hernandez apologised for causing the injury

Barcelona have confirmed Aleix Vidal will spend the night in Vitoria having been taken to hospital following the injury he sustained in Saturday's win at Alaves.

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The full-back was carried off on a stretcher in the closing stages of Barca's 6-0 victory after falling awkwardly under a challenge from Theo Hernandez.

Television replays suggested that Vidal may well have suffered significant damage to his right ankle, and head coach Luis Enrique confirmed after the match that the problem looked to be "serious".