Lionel Messi went down during Barcelona's La Liga match against Sevilla at the Camp Nou on Saturday. The 31-year-old, five-time Ballon d'Or winner suffered an apparent elbow injury shortly after putting the Blaugrana 2-0 up.
It was quickly deemed serious enough for Messi to be replaced after attention from the physio:
Rik SharmaMessi still down and out. Dembele will replace him https://t.co/9aVdJxKgVz
Samuel MarsdenMessi coming off. Signal to the bench from physio that he can't play on. Dembele coming on.
Messi went down five minutes after collecting a pass from Luis Suarez and firing in yet another goal against a team he loves to score against:
OptaJose2 - Players with the most La Liga goals scored against a single opponent ever: 25 - LIONEL MESSI vs Sevilla 25 - Cristiano Ronaldo vs Sevilla Battle.