Valladolid: Barcelona suffered a major setback as the club on Sunday confirmed that Antoine Griezmann has sustained a muscle injury owing to which he may miss the team's upcoming fixtures.
Griezmann picked up the injury during Barcelona's 1-0 win over Valladolid in the ongoing La Liga here on Saturday.
Griezmann, who has had an underwhelming season since a 120-million-euro move from Atletico Madrid last year, came off at halftime and a statement from Barca on Sunday said he had injured his right thigh.
"Tests this morning have shown that first-team player Antoine Griezmann has a muscle injury in the quadriceps of his right leg. He is therefore not available for selection at the present time and the evolution of the injury will condition his availability," the club said in a statement.
Soon after the beginning of the second half, Griezmann was replaced by Luis Suarez in the match.
The club did not say how long the France striker would be out for although a newsdaily said he would be sidelined for three weeks, ruling him out of Thursday's home game against Osasuna and the team’s final match, away to Alaves, next Sunday.
With this victory, Barcelona have inched closer to the La Liga table-toppers Real Madrid. Barcelona, who have 79 points, are just one point behind from the Zinedine Zidane-led side.
