Injury sidelines Barcelona s Dembele for weeks

Barcelona Jan 15 (IANS) FC Barcelona s French forward Ousmane Dembele is expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks due to a hamstring injury the Catalan football club announced on Monday.

This is Dembele s second leg injury since joining Barcelona during the summer transfer window as he was forced to undergo surgery last year reports Efe.

"Dembele had a problem with his left thigh and tests have confirmed that the player has suffered a hamstring injury of the semitendinosus muscle that does not affect the area operated on earlier in the season " the club said in a statement.

During the 4-2 win over Real Sociedad last night Dembele was brought in for Brazil s Paulinho in the last half hour of the game at Anoeta stadium where Barcelona prevailed for the first time in 11 years.

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