Fabregas Injured

Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas is set to be out for around three weeks after suffering a hamstring tear, the European champions have announced.

The Mirror of London reports that Fabregas, who has enjoyed a fine start to life at the Nou Camp since his summer switch from Arsenal, sustained the injury during a training session early today ahead of the club’s Primera Division trip to Sporting Gijon tomorrow.

The injury mean Fabregas will not only miss the Sporting game, but is also likely to be out of Spain’s Euro 2012 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Scotland on 7 and 11 October respectively, plus the subsequent club games against Racing Santander in La Liga and Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League.

If all goes as expected, Fabregas could return to action in the league clash with Sevilla on the weekend of October 22.