Barcelona defender Joao Cancelo will be out for a period of time due to a knee injury he sustained during their win against Las Palmas in LaLiga, the club said on Friday.
Cancelo was substituted early in Barca’s 2-1 win at Las Palmas in La Liga on Thursday after suffering the injury in a challenge and Spanish media reports say he will be sidelined for between two and three weeks.
“Tests carried out on Friday show that first team player Joao Cancelo has a strained medial collateral ligament in his left knee,” the club said.
“He is unavailable for selection and his recovery will dictate his return.”
The Portuguese full-back, 29, joins a long Barca injury list including Gavi, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Marcos Alonso.
Barcelona visit fourth tier Barbastro in the Copa del Rey on Sunday before flying to Riyadh next week for the Spanish Super Cup.
The Catalans face Osasuna on Thursday before a potential final on Sunday against Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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