Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is set to miss his first Clásico against Real Madrid in 11 long years next weekend after suffering a fracture of his right arm, but Barça have at least been boosted by new the injury does not require surgery and recovery can immediately begin.
Messi was stricken midway through the first half of Saturday's clash with Sevilla. He had already assisted and scored by that point, with Barça eventually going on to win the game 4-2 to replace their Andalusian opponents at the top of La Liga.
The club confirmed soon after that Messi will be missing for around three weeks, also ruling him out of upcoming home and away games against Inter in the Champions League, but Sport quotes a world leader in elbow joints stating surgery shouldn't be needed.