Barcelona blow as Luis Suarez faces tests on knee injury picked up in Spanish Super Cup loss to Real Madrid
- Barcelona lost the Spanish Super Cup to Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate
- Luis Suarez was hit by an injury during the closing stages of Wednesday's match
- The Nou Camp club revealed they would be holding tests on Suarez on Thursday
Barcelona have been dealt another blow with the news Luis Suarez picked up a knee injury in the Spanish Super Cup.
The Uruguayan played as Barca fell to a devastating 5-1 aggregate loss courtesy of a 2-0 defeat by Real Madrid on Wednesday night in the second leg of their encounter.
Suarez pulled up with an injury in the latter stages of the game and struggled to see out the match at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Barcelona forward Luis Suarez picked up a knee injury during the Spanish Super Cup
The Nou Camp club's official Twitter account wrote: 'Luis Suarez has a problem with his right knee. More tests on Thursday.'
Barcelona lost Neymar this summer in a record-breaking £198million transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, giving Ernesto Valverde a selection headache ahead of the first La Liga game of the season.
Valverde himself spoke about the injury after the game and said: 'It is a knock on his knee but we will have to wait to assess the situation.'
The Nou Camp club revealed they would be holding tests on Suarez's injury on Thursday
Barcelona kick off the season with a game against Real Betis at home on Sunday evening.
They will be looking for an improvement on last season, when they finished second in the league behind Real and were knocked out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage.
Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele of Borussia Dortmund have been targeted to improve Barca's forward options.
And on Wednesday night Barcelona general manager Pep Segura claimed the deals were 'close' to being completed.
Ernesto Valverde now faces a selection headache ahead of the La Liga opener on Sunday
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