Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Mascherano suffers hamstring injury


Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano is a doubt for the Catalans' Champions League clash with Celtic next week after picking up a hamstring problem against Real Sociedad on Tuesday.
The former Liverpool man was replaced by Marc Bartra 10 minutes before halftime with Barca already leading 3-0.
"Mascherano has suffered an elongation of his right hamstring," Barca said on the club's official Twitter account.
"He will undergo more tests on Wednesday."
Barca are extremely short of options in central defence should the Argentine international be out for any sustained period of time.
Apart from Gerard Pique, the inexperienced Bartra is the only match-fit centre-back at the club as captain Carles Puyol works his way back to full fitness following knee surgery in July.
Brazilian full-back Adriano was also used at the heart of the defence last season, but he is currently deputising for Jordi Alba at left-back as the Spanish international is also sidelined with a hamstring problem.

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