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Suarez undergoes surgery for knee injury
VALENCIA, Spain, May 10, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Barcelona striker Luis Suarez
underwent surgery on a knee injury on Thursday and could be a doubt for their
Copa del Rey final against Valencia later this month.
Suarez played the full 90 minutes of Barca’s shock 4-0 defeat to Liverpool
on Tuesday, which ended their hopes of reaching the Champions League final.
But the club announced on Thursday that Suarez needed an operation, with
the cup final just over a fortnight away on May 25.
“Luis Suarez has an internal meniscal injury to the right knee and will be
subjected today to an arthroscopy,” read a club statement.
Suarez is unlikely to face Getafe at home in La Liga on Sunday before
Barcelona play away to Eibar the following weekend in their last league game
of the season.
Ernesto Valverde’s side have already been crowned champions and could seal
consecutive domestic doubles by beating Valencia, even it is unlikely to make
amends for the collapse against Liverpool.
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