Barcelona suffered a further injury setback just as they welcomed Alejandro Balde and Lamine Yamal back to group training earlier today.

Indeed, captain Sergi Roberto hurt his muscle today and will be sidelined until he heals, as the team acknowledged in a formal statement.

The statement said, “First team player Sergi Roberto has a right leg soleus muscle injury and will not be able to play until the problem goes away.”

Barcelona is uneasy about this development as they get ready for a challenging stretch of games following the international break.

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Following up on the announcement, Toni Juanmarti of SPORT has reported that Sergi Roberto will not play against Athletic Club in La Liga on Sunday.

In addition, the source claims that he will be sidelined for two to three weeks, which means he won’t be available for the games against Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk the following week.

Roberto, who might be playing his final season at Barcelona, might have played against Athletic or Shakhtar given how hard Joao Cancelo has been playing for club and country and Jules Kounde’s injury.

Despite not being a major setback, Roberto’s injury is nonetheless a blow for Barça.