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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.