Liverpool injury blow at the Camp Nou
Liverpool have been dealt an injury blow on Wednesday evening after Naby Keita was forced off during their Champions League clash with Barcelona.
It’s been a very up and down season for Naby Keita.
The Guinean midfielder initially struggled to adapt to the Premier League having joined from RB Leipzig last summer.
While some performances were impressive, his overall game was not good enough to nail down a regular starting spot in the team.
However, that has changed over the past month or so.
Keita has forced his way into the side and has actually been pretty solid all in all.
He’s impressed so much that he warranted a spot in the Liverpool midfield for their Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona at the Camp Nou.
Though, the game certainly didn’t pan out the way he’d hoped it would.
How long will Keita be out for?
That is because after just 20 minutes, Keita was forced off with a suspected groin injury.
A tackle from behind by Ivan Rakitic saw the Liverpool man tumble to the ground before clutching his groin.
That lead to the medical staff leading him off the pitch.
Liverpool will now be sweating on the midfielder’s fitness with several extremely important games coming up.
Not only will Liverpool face off against Barcelona in the second leg in just a weeks time, but they are also in the thick of a Premier League title battle.
Safe to say, all Liverpool fans will be hoping Keita’s injury is nothing serious.
Liverpool have it all to do at the Camp Nou
What didn’t help the mood was that Liverpool went 1-0 down not long after Keita’s exit.
Former Reds star Luis Suarez latched onto an incredible through ball by Jordi Alba, providing the deft of touches to put it over Alisson Becker.
Now, Liverpool have it all to do in the second half.