Barcelona's Dani Alves Out for a Month Due to Groin Injury
Barcelona will miss the services of Dani Alves for a month after he sustained an abductor injury.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: August 24, 2015 09:19 PM IST
Barcelona will be without right-back Dani Alves for up to a month after the Brazilian suffered a groin injury in their 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. (Dani Alves Extends Barcelona Contract Till 2017)
In a statement released by the club, it said, "In the case of Dani Alves, the tests carried out have confirmed that the Brazilian has an abductor injury in his right leg."
Barcelona refused to state how long the 32-year-old will be sidelined, but reports in the Catalan press suggest he could miss home league games against Malaga and Levante, as well as Barca's daunting trip to Atletico Madrid on September 12.
However, fears that Sergio Busquets may have suffered a serious ankle injury as he was stretchered off at San Mames have been allayed.
"On the contrary, the tests carried out on Busquets have confirmed that the midfielder hasn't suffered any significant injury in his right ankle," the club's statement added.
The midfielder is expected to be named in Spain coach Vicente del Bosque's squad on Friday for the his side's Euro 2016 qualifiers against Slovakia and Macedonia next month.