BARCELONA'S DEMBELE OUT FOR UP TO FOUR WEEKS

Barcelona's Dembele out for up to a month 

Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele has been precluded for "three to a month" in another blow for the French forward, his club declared on Monday. 

Dembele hurt himself in the wake of falling off the seat in the second 50% of Sunday's 4-2 win away to Genuine Sociedad in La Liga. The damage is distinctive to the hamstring detach that ruled him for three and half months. 

"After the amusement against Genuine Sociedad, Dembele had an issue with his left thigh and tests have affirmed that the player has endured hamstring damage of the semitendinosus muscle that does not influence the territory worked on before in the season," Barcelona said in an announcement distributed on their site. 

"The damage will mean he will be out for a time of around three to a month." He now faces a race against time to be prepared for the primary leg of Barca's Champions Alliance tie against Chelsea at Stamford Extension on February 20. 

Dembele just returned toward the begin of this current month subsequent to tearing his hamstring in September. The wellness issues have scourged the begin of his vocation at Barcelona following his 105-million-euro ($124 million) move from Borussia Dortmund in August that could ascend to as much as 145 million euros. 

Barcelona likewise said that Andres Iniesta "has an issue in his correct calf and his recuperation will decide his arrival to activity for the coming matches." Iniesta was an unused substitute in Sunday's amusement as Barcelona originated from two objectives down to win 4-2 at Anoeta. 

Ernesto Valverde's side is as of now unfit to approach new record marking Philippe Coutinho until the point when the finish of the month after he touched base with thigh damage following his Spanish record 160 million-euro exchange from Liverpool.