Barcelona face an anxious wait on Lionel Messi’s fitness ahead of next weekend’s Clasico after the striker injured his arm against Sevilla on Saturday.

Messi had his right arm strapped at the Camp Nou but was unable to continue and had to replaced in the 26th minute by Ousmane Dembele.

The Argentine set up Philippe Coutinho with a brilliant pass for the opener before adding a second himself with a superb solo effort to make it 2-0 to the hosts.

However, an awkward landing moments later saw him leave the pitch with his arm in a cast with reports in Spain suggesting that he has dislocated his elbow.

Barca face Inter Milan in the Champions League midweek before taking on arch-rivals Real Madrid over the weekend.