SEVILLA

The Argentine star was forced off the La Liga game after 15 minutes following a nasty fall which saw him awkwardly bend his arm.

Ousmane Dembele replaced Messi in the 25th minute after the Argentine was examined by club doctors on the sidelines following a challenge by Sevilla’s Franco Vazquez

The news has come as the stuttering Spanish La Liga champions prepare for a gruelling set of fixtures.

Marca reports the incident happened after Ever Banega scored a penalty on the hour mark to give Sevilla a 2-0 lead.

Barca’s 2-1 loss to relegation fighters Leganes was the greater shock but Madrid’s beating was more emphatic, blown away 3-0 by Sevilla after a torrid 39 minutes at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

“Our player Isco has been discharged from hospital.

The 26-year-old, who joined Spartak in 2014, helped the Russian club win its first Premier League title in 16 years in 2017. 

Everton forward Sandro Ramirez has joined Spanish side Real Sociedad on a season-long loan, the Premier League club have said.

Franco Vazquez put Sevilla ahead at Rayo in the 15th minute after each side had goals correctly ruled out for offside without using VAR

Sevilla made the breakthrough in the ninth minute of the match, although it would have been disallowed but for the invention of VAR, which showed that the linesman was wrong to flag Sarabia offside

Barcelona will look to add yet another domestic trophy to their collection when they take on Sevilla in the Spanish Super Cup tonight. 

The Spanish Football Federation has settled on the single-game format for Sunday’s encounter between Liga champions and Copa del Rey holders, Barca and cup runners-up, Sevilla.

“The player will sign a contract with the club for the next five seasons, until June 2023, with a buy-out clause of 300 million euros,” Barca said in a statement.

The London rivals will face off at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on August 1, just 10 days before the beginning of the new season.

Machin has worked wonders in charge of Girona with the minnows securing a 10th-placed finish in their first ever campaign in La Liga and it has resulted in the 43-year-old being given one of the top jobs in Spanish football.

Wenger departed the North London club at the end of last season after nearly 22 years at the helm, helping the team capture three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups

The Italian coach was sacked following Sevilla's 2-1 defeat to Levante on Friday, leaving the club 7th in the table

Luis Suarez opened the scoring on a memorable evening for Ernesto Valverde's charges

A victory would also virtually assure them of a second domestic double in three seasons, reinforcing their dominance in Spain.

The hosts began brightly as James Rodriguez, Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski all weighing in with early efforts, the latter heading on target and forcing a save from David Soria