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La Liga: Barcelona's Javier Mascherano to be out of action for a month with thigh injury

Mascherano will miss Barca’s final Champions League group games against Juventus on 22 November and then Sporting Lisbon on 5 December. Madrid: Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano will be sidelined for a month with a thigh injury he suffered in Argentina’s friendly international against Nigeria, the club said on Wednesday. The absence of the 33-year-old former Liverpool player means coach Ernesto Valverde will have little opportunity to rest his first-choice centre-back pairing of Gerard Pique and French international Samuel Umtiti. Valverde could be forced to turn to Thomas Vermaelen, who has managed just 90 minutes for Barcelona this season although he has just played back-to-back international matches for Belgium.

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