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Pique sidelined with cruciate knee ligament injury, Barcelona confirm

Barcelona have confirmed Gerard Pique has suffered medial and cruciate knee ligament injuries.

The defender was involved in a freak collision with Angel Correa during Barcelona’s defeat to Atletico Madrid in La Liga on Saturday.

After receiving treatment, Pique left the field at the Wanda Metropolitano in tears - which suggested the problem was a serious one.

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Barca have confirmed that to be the case, with the club issuing a statement on Twitter which read: "Evidence shows that Pique has a grade three sprain of the medial lateral ligament and a partial injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.