Alba expected to be fit for Manchester City clash

Joe Wright

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Barcelona has announced that Jordi Alba will be sidelined for 10 days with a thigh injury, meaning he should be fit for the Champions League clash with Manchester City.

The left back was forced off in the first half of Spain's 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw against Italy in Turin on Thursday after pulling up in discomfort.

Alba has since undergone tests that show he has sustained minor damage to his left hamstring, which will keep him out of the league meeting with Deportivo La Coruna next Saturday.

He should, however, be available for the Champions League group game against Pep Guardiola's City at Camp Nou the following Wednesday.

"Medical tests have confirmed that Jordi Alba has an elongation of the femoral biceps in his left thigh," a Barca statement reads. "The approximate time out will be 10 days."

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Joe is a Senior Editor at Sporting News. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform editorial news service, covering major global sports including football, tennis, boxing, NBA, rugby union and athletics. Joe has reported live on some of the biggest games in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup final at the end of a month in Russia.