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Barcelona star Messi faces two months on the sidelines

Barcelona star Messi faces two months on the sidelines
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Lionel Messi could be out for up to eight weeks after suffering a knee injury just minutes into Barcelona’s match with Las Palmas on Saturday. The

Lionel Messi could be out for up to eight weeks after suffering a knee injury just minutes into Barcelona’s match with Las Palmas on Saturday.

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The Argentina forward was forced to leave the pitch in the ninth minute before Luis Suárez scored twice to lift the Blaugranas to the top of La Liga.

Messi, a four-time Ballon d’Or winner, was enjoying another fine start to the 2015-16 campaign, having scored three goals in four La Liga starts.

He could possibly return for the Clasico against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on Nov. 21.

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