Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has been ruled out for three weeks with the ankle injury that he suffered in his side's 4-0 Champions League win against Manchester City.
It was at first expected that the centre-back would miss around 10 days of action yet he now faces three weeks on the sidelines, making him inaccessible for league matches against Valencia, Granada and Sevilla, and additionally the return Champions League fixture against City.
Jordi Alba, in the mean time will miss two weeks having re-exasperated a hamstring issue, which was the underlying desire after he limped off on Wednesday.
That implies that he might be fit so as to play at the Etihad Stadium on November 1 and – excepting any mishaps – will more likely than not be prepared to face Sevilla on November 6. Barca released a statement on Friday saying: "Both players were inspected by group specialists after the match and were then re-assessed on Thursday morning.
"Alba was replaced by Lucas Digne early in the first half after pulling up lame with what has been diagnosed as a strained left hamstring. He is expected to be out around two weeks.
"Pique was injured later in the first half after a tackle from David Silva and, after attempting to play through the pain, was replaced.
"He has been diagnosed with sprained ligaments in his right ankle and is expected to be out for around three weeks."
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