Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi was forced to leave Saturday’s La Liga game versus Las Palmas with an apparent knee injury.
The Argentinian exited in the ninth minute after trying to play through the ailment following a blocked shot a few minutes prior.
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It’s a major cause for concern for fans, as Messi arguably is the greatest player in the world and doesn’t leave games very often.
5 – Lionel Messi has been substituted five times in the first half of La Liga games with FC Barcelona. Injury
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) September 26, 2015
After 492 official matches with Barcelona, today is the 11th time Messi has been subbed due to injury.
— MisterChip (English) (@MisterChiping) September 26, 2015
Messi reportedly was taken to the local hospital for further examination, according to Spanish website Sport.
UPDATE (12:45 p.m. ET): Barcelona confirms the bad news. Messi faces around two months on the sidelines.
Messi has a tear in the internal collateral ligament of his left knee. He will be out for around 7-8 weeks pic.twitter.com/TLor97gmou
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 26, 2015
Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@FutMomento
