Thomas Vermaelen will be out for six weeks with hamstring injury

Thomas Vermaelen is out for six weeks. That’s the diagnostic given by FC Barcelona on Monday after running tests on the Belgian centre-back.

Vermaelen suffered a hamstring injury in his right leg during the Belgium game against Switzerland on Friday. He felt pain and asked to be substituted.

Barcelona will lose him until late November, meaning he missed the three consecutive matches against Sevilla, Inter Milan and Real Madrid at Camp Nou which could make or break the season.

This was Barcelona's statement:

❗ PARTE MÉDICO | Vermaelen, con una lesión en el bíceps femoral de la pierna derecha. Todos los detalles 👉 https://t.co/Vqksi0AlWH 👈 pic.twitter.com/cu9AUkCcji

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) 15 de octubre de 2018