While Barcelona gets ready for an important La Liga match this weekend, they'll have to do it without an important role player.
French defender Jérémy Mathieu, who started the midweek match against Espanyol, complained of muscle pain in the following training sessions. Further medical testing showed a calf strain, which will cause the player to miss this weekend's clash against Athletic Bilbao.
The club doesn't reveal the extent of the injury, adding that his evolution in the upcoming sessions will determine his availability for the immediate future. One thing is for certain: he won't be facing Bilbao on Sunday.