Barcas Olmo To Miss Three Weeks After Thigh Injury

Barcelonas injured playmaker Dani Olmo is facing three weeks on the sidelines, ruling him out of the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Borussia Dortmund.

Olmo, who suffered a right thigh injury in Thursdays 3-0 La Liga win over Osasuna, will miss this weekends league clash with Girona, the second leg of the Spanish Cup semi-final against Atletico Madrid, and the April 9 tie with Dortmund.

Tests carried out this morning Friday confirm Dani Olmo is suffering from an adductor muscle injury in his right leg. His recovery time will be around three weeks, the club announced.

The Spanish international was taken off shortly after scoring in Thursdays win which lifted the Catalan club three points clear at the top of La Liga.

After the match manager Hansi Flick expressed concern that the victory had come at a cost.