Barcelona confirm Christensen out for weeks with thigh muscle tear

Barcelona issued an official medical statement confirming Danish defender Andreas Christensen will be sidelined for several weeks with a leg injury.

• The 30-year-old Denmark international tore the rectus femoris muscle of his left thigh during the league match against Sevilla at the Sánchez Pizjuán stadium.
• Barcelona's statement said the injury will keep Christensen out of action for several weeks.
• Christensen was withdrawn from Denmark's squad for the current international break and will remain in Barcelona to begin his rehabilitation.