Barcelona will be without Xavi Espart for seven weeks due to injury

Barcelona is confirmed to be without young defender Xavi Espart for around seven weeks due to a right ankle injury he suffered during Barcelona's 1-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the El Clasico match at Camp Nou Stadium.

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Barcelona confirmed the 19-year-old's condition through an official club statement.

Espart suffered an ankle injury just 29 minutes into the match. He fell to the ground before being substituted and replaced by Alejandro Balde.

The estimated recovery time means Espart could potentially miss nine of Barcelona's first-team matches.

He is at risk of missing several important matches, including the visit to Atletico Madrid in November and Champions League matches against Aston Villa and Manchester City.