Barcelona defender Jordi Alba out for 10 days
Spain's forward Alvaro Morata (second left) celebrates after scoring a goal with midfielder Isco (second right), forward David Silva (left) and defender Jordi Alba, during their EURO 2016 qualifier match against Ukraine at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla on March 27, 2015. PHOTO | CRISTINA QUICLER |
What you need to know:
- The injury is a minor blow for Barcelona who are attempting to win the treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League for only the second time in the club's history.
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Barcelona confirmed that left-back Jordi Alba is only expected to be sidelined for 10 days after carrying out tests on a hamstring injury picked up in Spain's 1-0 win over Ukraine on Friday.
"Tests performed by the FC Barcelona medical services on Saturday morning have revealed that Jordi Alba has a grade 1 injury to the adductor muscle in his right leg," the club said in a statement.
"This hamstring injury means he'll be out of action for approximately ten days."
Alba had to be replaced by Bayern Munich's Juan Bernat 12 minutes from time against Ukraine and will miss Spain's friendly in Amsterdam against the Netherlands on Tuesday.
The injury is a minor blow for Barcelona who are attempting to win the treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League for only the second time in the club's history.
However, he should be fit to face Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on April 15.
