Thomas Vermaelen ruled out for a month with calf problem
The Belgian's had bad luck with injuries during his time at Barcelona
Once again, Thomas Vemaelen is injured. The Belgian started the win over Levante but was taken off with half an hour left.
It wasn't clear if he had a knock at the time but Barça have now confirmed he will be missing for the next month.
"Thomas Vermaelen felt a problem in Sunday's game away at Levante," the Catalan club said on Monday. "Tests carried out on the defender show that he has a torn muscle in his right calf and will be out for around four weeks."
With Vermaelen missing, Barça have just two fit centre-backs in the first team: Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet. Samuel Umtiti is also missing with a knee injury.
Coach Ernesto Valverde was also without his two right-backs (Sergi Roberto and Nelson Semedo) for the game at Levante, while Jordi Alba's the only left-back in the squad.
Luckily, Roberto is back in training and there's only one game left in 2018, so Valverde will hope his side aren't too affected by a bout of injuries at the back.
