Barcelona announces the nature of his star's injury ... and doubts about his participation in "El Clasico"

Barcelona has revealed that the defender of the team, Jordi Alba, suffered a hamstring injury, which threatens his participation in the upcoming "El Clasico" with Real Madrid on October 25 at the "Camp Nou" stadium in the fifth round of the Spanish League.

Barcelona said in a press statement on his Twitter account today: "Medical examinations confirm Alba's injury in the posterior muscles of the right thigh, and the duration of absence depends on the pace of his recovery from the injury." The stadiums are about three weeks at least.

Alba was injured in the second half of Barcelona's match with Seville, which ended in a 1-1 draw, on Sunday, as he stopped playing and asked for a change and left the stadium holding his right thigh.

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