Messi’s left knee injury

Barca released a statement saying the injury was serious enough to rule Messi out of action for up to two months -- making him a doubt for El Clasico Against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on Nov. 21."Tests carried out on Leo Messi have confirmed that the player has suffered a tear in the internal collateral ligament of his left knee," the statement said. "The timeout will be approximately between seven and eight weeks."I'm always sad when one of my players gets injured, and even more when it's Messi,'' manager Luis Enrique said after the game. "But we need to accept the challenge and understand that this is part of football and get through it."We will not change our style of play without Messi, although there are many moments in games in which Messi liberates us and finds solutions for us, so we'll have to strengthen in other areas and the team will have to step up without him.''                                                                       

  By: Edwin Alvarado