Barcelona captain Lionel Messi was ruled out for 3 weeks on Sunday after fracturing his right arm against Sevilla during a Spanish La Liga fixture.
A couple of minutes after putting the hosts 2-0 up against Sevilla, Messi suffered an awkward fall, twisting his right arm. Tests revealed that he suffered a fracture and will be out for at least 3 weeks, FC Barcelona announced via their social media account.
Footage of Messi’s injury
THE MESSI INJURY: fractured radius, out for at least three weeks pic.twitter.com/yqkpo6x557
— Neal Collins (@nealcol) October 21, 2018
The Barca captain’s injury comes at a crucial time for the team as they have some tough fixtures coming ahead next week. Midweek, the Blaugranes face Inter Milan in UEFA Champions League, and on Sunday, the team faces arch-rivals Real Madrid in this season’s first El Clasico.
Minutes before fracturing his arm, this is what the magician pulled out of his hat.
Messi’s perfectly placed goal. Minutes before his injury. #ForçaBarça #BarçaSevilla pic.twitter.com/ApmsnNXWUD
— Diego Montalvan (@DiegoAMontalvan) October 20, 2018
His injury has got Barcelona fans all worried and disappointed at the same time.
Here’s how social media reacted to the unfortunate injury
It is going to be a weird feeling not seeing Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi feature in an El Clasico.
https://twitter.com/Iam_Abdulaxis/status/1053928234566516736
The GOAT will return soon.
"How can Messi get an arm injury when goats have four legs?"
– @utdBrett pic.twitter.com/6ETGzVBhAz
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) October 20, 2018
Agreed.
https://twitter.com/FCBNewsRoom/status/1053726295790620672
Anatomy of the injury.
A medical overview of Messi's injury: pic.twitter.com/rjXNvFqT6e
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) October 20, 2018
Same.
Me reading about Messi's injury. pic.twitter.com/BB45sS2wKt
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) October 21, 2018
The love for the game.
The fact Messi sat there on the side wanting to continue despite whatever extent to his injury just shows how much of a warrior he is. Those are the type of qualities you’d want in your captain, in your leader.
— J. (@Messilizer) October 20, 2018
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