Official: Barcelona star ruled out with long-term injury
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15-second readBarcelona's Xavi Espart suffered an injury to the syndesmosis joint in his right ankle during a La Liga clash against Real Madrid, according to a statement released by the club on their social media platforms. The injury occurred after a collision with Aurélien Tchouaméni, forcing Espart to be replaced by Alejandro Balde in the first half.
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Barcelona's Xavi Espart suffered an injury to the syndesmosis joint in his right ankle during a La Liga clash against Real Madrid, according to a statement released by the club on their social media platforms. The injury occurred after a collision with Aurélien Tchouaméni, forcing Espart to be replaced by Alejandro Balde in the first half. Espart had started the game from the off. The 19-year-old ultimately limped out of the game.
The extent of Espart's injury was revealed 24 hours after the game, with Barcelona confirming that he will be out for around seven weeks. The club's statement detailed the specific injury as being to the syndesmosis joint in his right ankle. This diagnosis was made following tests carried out after the game.
As a result of Espart's injury, Barcelona will be without his contributions for the best part of the next two months. The club is expected to make do without the versatile full-back, who featured in the starting lineup against Real Madrid.
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La Liga giants Barcelona will be forced to make do without the contributions of a member of the club’s defensive ranks for the best part of the next two months. Youngster Espart for his part featured from the off on Sunday night, as Barcelona welcomed arch rivals Real Madrid to Catalunya’s capital for a La Liga clash. En route to an eventual 2-1 defeat for the Blaugrana, however, the versatile full-back was forced to limp out of proceedings during the first-half. After attempting to run off ankle damage suffered in a collision with Aurélien Tchouaméni, the 19-year-old ultimately succumbed to the problem, replaced by Alejandro Balde.
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