Ivan Rakitic suffers finger fracture and needs operation

Ivan Rakitic suffers finger fracture and needs operation

Rakitic, cabizbajo tras el encuentro
Rakitic, cabizbajo tras el encuentro | sport

The Croatian suffered the injury in the 3-0 defeat by Roma on Tuesday in the UCL

Bad news for Ivan Rakitic. Barcelona have announced the Croatian midfielder has suffered a fracture in a finger of his left hand and will take surgery today.

Rakitic suffered a blow during the game and will find out how long he is out for later Wednesday.

He will want to be back to face Sevilla in the copa del Rey final on April 21. Rakitic was able to play the whole game against Roma as Barcelona lost 3-0 and the Catalans were eliminated from the Champions League.