Mascherano Suffers Hamstring Injury

[Folami David]

Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano is a doubt for the Catalans' Champions League clash with Celtic next week after picking up a hamstring problem against Real Sociedad on Tuesday.
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The former Liverpool man was replaced by Marc Bartra 10 minutes before halftime with Barca already leading 3-0.
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"Mascherano has suffered an elongation of his right hamstring," Barca said on the club's official Twitter account.
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"He will undergo more tests on Wednesday." Barca are extremely short of options in central defence should the Argentine international be out for any sustained period of time.
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Apart from Gerard Pique, the inexperienced Bartra is the only match-fit centre-back at the club as captain Carles Puyol works his way back to full fitness following knee surgery in July.
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Brazilian full-back Adriano was also used at the heart of the defence last season, but he is currently deputising for Jordi Alba at left-back as the Spanish international is also sidelined with a hamstring problem.

[Shola Sholaz]

With time, the injury will heal and he'll be back on the pitch. I trust Barca for a reasonable replacement!