Barcelona's Semedo out for 5 weeks with hamstring injury

FC Barcelona's Portuguese defender Nelson Semedo is to be sidelined for around five weeks with a left hamstring injury, the Catalan football giants announced on Sunday. Semedo was forced to leave the field in the 85th minute of Barcelona's 6-1 win over Girona on Saturday night, reports Efe.

"The club's medical services department has confirmed that first team player Nelson Semedo has suffered an injury to his left hamstring. Further testing carried out has indicated that he will be out for approximately five weeks," the club said in a statement. Semedo started the Girona game, replacing right-back Sergi Roberto.

The 24-year-old Semedo is to miss two important games; a La Liga match versus second-placed Atletico Madrid scheduled for March 4, followed ten days later by the critical duel against Chelsea in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16. After Saturday's big win against Girona, Barçelona resumed training sessions in the morning.

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