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Lucas Digne Suffers Thigh Injury; Expected to Be Out 3 Weeks, Barcelona Announce

Barcelona full-back Lucas Digne injured his thigh on international duty with France against Colombia on Friday.

The defender was forced off after 79 minutes of the 3-2 defeat in Paris and missed France's second friendly against Russia on Tuesday.

The Catalan giants confirmed the problem suffered by the Frenchman, who is in his second season at the Camp Nou:

FC Barcelona

Lucas Digne has returned from international duty with the French squad with a thigh injury. According to tests carried out on Wednesday he will be out for around 3 weeks #FCBlive https://t.co/KxrM2F9Gvp

Having failed to make a breakthrough at Paris Saint-Germain, Digne spent 2015-16 on loan at AS Roma, before Barcelona swooped to secure him on a permanent deal ahead of the next campaign.