Lionel Messi picked up a potentially-serious injury to his right arm in Barcelona's 4-2 win over Sevilla at Camp Nou on Saturday night.
Barcelona moved to the top of La Liga with a two-goal success over in-form Sevilla, but the victory came at a cost with Messi being forced off the field in the first period.
The Argentine is now almost certain to miss Wednesday's Champions League clash with Inter Milan, and will also be a huge doubt for El Clasico next weekend.
Read how it all unfolded in Sports Mole's minute-by-minute live commentary of the action below.
BARCELONA: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Arthur; Coutinho, Suarez, Messi
SEVILLA: Vaclik; Carrico, Gomez, Kjaer; Navas, Banega, Vazquez, Sarabia, Arana; Ben Yedder, Silva
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👋 @arthurhromelo
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 20, 2018
📍 Camp Nou#ForçaBarça🔵🔴 pic.twitter.com/eojQG80WOo
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Here it is! Our starting XI to face @FCBarcelona 💪#vamosmisevilla #BarçaSevillaFC pic.twitter.com/13vTc01NWZ
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) October 20, 2018
Messi, arm heavily strapped up, heads off down the tunnel. pic.twitter.com/B9YUcyZE7s
— The Spanish Football Podcast (@tsf_podcast) October 20, 2018
Messi's fall pic.twitter.com/PvSM89ftMH
— AS English (@English_AS) October 20, 2018
Messi just left the stadium for further tests.
— Rafael Hernández (@RafaelH117) October 20, 2018
Hope would be Messi's arm isn't broken, if a medic examined him and was willing to let him try and come back on. Badly twisted or dislocated elbow though still not pleasant.
— AS English (@English_AS) October 20, 2018
According to Spanish, radio Messi has been taken to Barca's training ground for tests, and not hospital. A good sign, you'd imagine. Let's hope he can watch the second half
— Richard Martin (@Rich9908) October 20, 2018
Catalunya Radio saying that Messi injury affecting his internal ligament, which would complicate the recovery
— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) October 20, 2018
Nothing confirmed on Messi's injured. He is having tests right now. It looks like an hyperextension of the elbow but nothing official yet
— Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) October 20, 2018
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— La Casa del Fútbol en Movistar+ (@casadelfutbol) October 20, 2018
El doble paradón de @mterstegen1 pic.twitter.com/lYbdxpW5rW