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Barcelona suffer huge injury as midfielder likely out for the season
Barcelona secured a huge victory in La Liga on Sunday night, coming back from two goals down to beat Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano. It returned them to the top of the table with a game in hand and level on points on Real Madrid, sparking euphoric scenes after their two stoppage time goals. However morale has taken a significant blow.
That is due to an injury to Marc Casado. The Blaugrana midfielder has been enjoying a terrific breakout season, but it looks as if it could well be over, according to Sport. The Catalan daily report that he has lateral external ligament in his knee is torn, and that he could be out for more than two months, depending on whether it is a full tear or a partial tear.
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Casado played instead of Frenkie de Jong against Atletico, with the Dutchman suffering from gastroentiritis before the game, and was brought off after 67 minutes with no apparent injury. Although he was in pain during the clash after a collision with Antoine Griezmann in the first half, Casado played on with the adrenaline holding the pain at bay. However after the game it got far worse.
There is a slim possibility that he could return for the final two games of the season, depending on both his recovery and further tests, but there is a strong possibility they were his last minutes of the season. The 21-year-old was also in line for just his third Spain cap this international break, but Luis de la Fuente has had to replace him with Aleix Garcia of Bayer Leverkusen.
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