Dembele ruled out for five weeks with hamstring injury

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The forward joins Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez on the sidelines

Barcelona have been dealt yet another injury blow with news that Ousmane Dembele has been ruled out for the next five weeks with a hamstring problem.

The club confirmed the Frenchman has picked up a strain and will spend the next few weeks on the sidelines.

FC Barcelona player @Dembouz has been diagnosed with a strain to his left hamstring, and is set to miss the next five weeks with the injury

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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 19, 2019

The injury comes at a particularly bad time. Barcelona were without Lionel Messi due to injury for their La Liga opener against Athletic Bilbao and lost 1-0 at San Mames.

The champions also saw Luis Suarez limp out of the match and reports have claimed he will miss the next three or four weeks with a calf problem.

Source: barcablaugranes.com