Barcelona returned to their winning ways with an unconvincing yet valuable 2-1 home victory over Las Palmas on Saturday. However, not a single one of the 99,000 supporters who attended the game at the Camp Nou left the stadium with a smile.
Their beloved Lionel Messi had to be taken off on a stretcher after just three minutes on the pitch, and judging by his teammates’ reaction as soon as the injury happened, the No. 10 was inevitably destined for a long spell away from football.
The early fears were confirmed shortly after; Messi’s collision with Pedro Bigas inside the 18-yard box resulted in a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee.