"Barcelona" and J. Mascherano will have to cope for about two weeks © EuroFootball.com

"Barcelona" defender Javier Mascherano will be forced to miss matches for 10 to 15 days. In Tuesday's Spanish "La Liga" match against "Real Sociedad," the Argentine player collided with his teammate Sergio Busquets. Mascherano continued playing for a while, but was substituted just half an hour into the game. Barcelona won this match with a score of 4 - 1. After medical tests conducted on Wednesday, it was revealed that the player had pulled a thigh muscle. Due to this injury, the footballer will not be able to help the team in the national league matches against "Almeria" and "Real Valladolid," as well as in the UEFA Champions League match against Glasgow Celtic."