Lionel Messi is out for three weeks with a fractured right arm but his last contribution was to help send Barcelona back to the top of La Liga on Saturday. Messi scored and then went off injured as Barca beat Sevilla 4-2 at Camp Nou, in a six-goal thriller. Any joy at jumping above in-form Sevilla, however, was tarnished by Messi's injury, which will now rule him out of next weekend's Clasico against Real Madrid.

A Barcelona club statement read: "Tests carried out on Leo Messi confirm he has a fracture of the radial bone in his right arm. He will be out for around three weeks." It means Messi will also miss the Champions League tie at home to Inter on Wednesday and the return trip to Italy on November 6 and league games against Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano in between.