Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been ruled out for 7-8 weeks after injuring his left knee in Saturday's win over Las Palmas.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will miss the next 7-8 weeks after sustaining a knee injury in Saturday's 2-1 win over Las Palmas at Camp Nou.
The Argentina international sustained the injury three minutes into the game when visiting defender Pedro Bigas put in a last-ditch challenge to block a shot.
Messi left the pitch to undergo treatment and initially seemed to be ready to continue after rejoining the action, but he sat down once more minutes later and was unable to carry on.