The Catalan captain picked up an injury to his face during the game against Osasuna, and was later rushed to the hospital to undergo tests.
Barcelona might suffer from more defensive woes this season as club captain, Carles Puyol, might not be fit to play for at least four weeks.
During the hard fought 2-1 victory over Osasuna, the Barcelona defender picked up an injury to his face and after the game he had to be rushed to the hospital for a check-up.
Last season Barcelona had to go through a lot of problems at the back as their defender Eric Abidal was diagnosed with liver tumour.
Later, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique also picked up an injury, and was also often sidelined and was unavailable for Josep Guardiola.
Towards the end of the season, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 Alves, after he broke his collarbone during the later stages of the season.
Moreover, Carles Puyol picked up a knee injury, and he had to go through a surgery towards the end of the season.
However, Puyol was able to recover right on time as the season was about to start. The club captain was desperately needed by the new manager, Tito Vilanova, who did not even risk playing him against the Spanish giants, Real Madrid, during the Supercopa
de Espana first leg, which Barcelona won 3-2.
Tito Vilanova has now received another bad news right before the second leg of the Supercopa de Espana as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 is going to face a month out with an injury which he picked up against Osasuna.
Reports suggest that the defender has suffered a suspected fracture somewhere across his face.
A few seasons back, Carles Puyol was able to fracture his cheekbone and this is not the first time that he will be recovering from a facial injury.
For now, Barcelona need to concentrate on the upcoming fixture against their arch rivals, Real Madrid, who will give the Catalan giants a tough time as they host the second leg of the Supercopa de Espana at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Barcelona currently have a 3-2 lead over Madrid, but the Spanish champions have a two away-goal advantage before the game.
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