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Barcelona's Thomas Vermaelen out for a month injured

Barcelona confirmed on Sunday that its centre-back Thomas Vermaelen will not be playing for a month after he torned his calf-muscle against Levante. Vermaelen was featuring in La Liga for just the third time this season in the 5-0 crushing of Levante on Sunday when he sustained the injury, forcing his withdrawal for Arthur in the 52nd minute. Vermaelen has already missed almost two months of action this term due to a hamstring strain, and he is unlikely to feature in any of Barca's next five games. La Liga's pacesetters host Celta Vigo in its last game before the mid-season break, returning in January for league action against Getafe and Eibar as well as a two-legged Copa del Rey tie with Levante.

The Hindu

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