Lionel Messi is a doubt for Barcelona's Champions League match against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday after he was injured in the early stages of Saturday's La Liga clash with Las Palmas.
Messi, who was captaining Barca with Andres Iniesta on the bench, asked to be substituted in the eighth minute after hurting his left knee in the Nou Camp contest.
The Argentina star went down after a clash of legs with Daniel Castellano in the third minute.
Following medical attention, he went back on, but two minutes later asked to be replaced with Munir El Haddadi coming on.
Barca later revealed Messi had been taken to hospital for tests.
Barcelona went on to win 2-1 as they bounced back from their 4-1 mauling by Celta Vigo on Wednesday.
Luis Suarez scored both goals against newly-promoted Las Palmas, netting in the 25th and 54th minutes.
Neymar also missed a penalty in the 66th minute before Las Palmas forward Jonathan Viera replied in the 88th.
Reports suggest Messi might be out of action for up to two months.
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