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Ousmane Dembele ruled out for five weeks with hamstring injury

Barcelona have been dealt yet another injury blow with news that Ousmane Dembele has been ruled out for the next five weeks with a hamstring problem.

The club confirmed the Frenchman has picked up a strain and will spend the next few weeks on the sidelines.

The injury comes at a particularly bad time. Barcelona were without Lionel Messi due to injury for their La Liga opener against Athletic Bilbao and lost 1-0 at San Mames.

The champions also saw Luis Suarez limp out of the match and reports have claimed he will miss the next three or four weeks with a calf problem.