Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele faces a race to be fit for the club's Champions League last-16 clash against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge after suffering another injury set-back.
The 20-year France star suffered a hamstring injury in Barcelona's 4-2 comeback win away to Real Sociedad on Sunday - which was just his fourth appearance following his return from four months out with another hamstring injury.
Dembele became Barcelona's record signing when he arrived from Borussia Dortmund for an initial £96.8m fee last summer, but was forced to undergo surgery on his leg after sustaining a hamstring injury against Getafe in what was only his third appearance for the club.
With the forward now having suffered a fresh set-back - which isn't linked to his previous injury - Barcelona have confirmed that Dembele will miss between three and four weeks of action, which could make him a doubt for Barcelona's Champions League last-16 first leg at Stamford Bridge on 20 February.
In a statement released on their official website, Barcelona said: "The victory in Anoeta on Sunday has brought bad news in the shape of an injury Ousmane Dembélé.
"After the game against Real Sociedad, Dembélé had a problem with his left thigh and test have confirmed that the player has suffered a hamstring injury of the semitendinosus muscle that does not affect the area operated on earlier in the season.
"The injury will mean he will be out for a period of around three to four weeks."
While Dembele was Barcelona's record signing last summer after arriving as a replacement for Neymar, who joined Paris Saint-Germain in a £200m deal, his transfer fee has since been eclipsed by the £142million the Catalan giants paid Liverpool for Philippe Coutinho last week.
