Pique will miss Week Four

Gerard Pique

FC Barcelona announced that their central defender , Gerard Pique , will be sidelined for four weeks due to a hip fracture injury .

The injury obtained by Pique when competing counter Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday ( 02 / 04 ) . The 27 -year -old defender fell in the wrong position when performing aerial duel with Diego Costa .

He was lying for some time in the middle of the field before finally could stand up again . However , two minutes later , he finally had to be replaced by Marc Bartra because it was not able to continue the game .

Initially , Pique suffered only bruises ordinary thought . However , further examination reveals that there are small cracks in the pelvic bone . He was sentenced to be sidelined four weeks .

That is , later Pique will miss the second leg at Atletico at the Vicente Calderon counter . He will also miss the final of the Copa Del Rey Real Madrid counter . In La Liga , he will be absent when Barca against Real Betis , Granada , Athletic Bilbao , Villarreal and possibly also when the opponent Elche .