Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde insists his team can cope with the absence of captain Lionel Messi for the next three weeks.
The Argentina international fractured his right arm during Saturday's 4-2 La Liga win over Sevilla.
Messi will miss the crunch clash against Real Madrid, who lost 2-1 at home to Levante on Saturday, next weekend.
Ousmane Dembele replaced Messi in the 25th minute after the Argentine was hurt in a challenge by Sevilla's Franco Vazquez.
"Obviously it is a considerable loss," admitted Valverde.
"We know what he gives us and what we miss when he is not around. We have to deal with it and we will be prepared. It's clear that we will notice his absence, but we will cope and we have resources, even though we will be facing some very difficult teams."
Messi is also set to miss Wednesday's Champions League clash at home to Inter Milan, which Barcelona are 1/2 to win, and the return game in Milan on 6th November.
Meanwhile, Gerard Pique said of Messi: "He gives us a lot of peace of mind when he is around but we don't have to suffer without him.
"There is a big difference between having him on the pitch or not but we have a strong enough team to win games whether he plays or not."
Barcelona can be backed at 5/1 to win the Champions League this season and at 4/9 to win the La Liga title once again.
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Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde insists his team can cope with the absence of captain Lionel Messi for the next three weeks.
The Argentina international fractured his right arm during Saturday's 4-2 La Liga win over Sevilla.
Messi will miss the crunch clash against Real Madrid, who lost 2-1 at home to Levante on Saturday, next weekend.
Ousmane Dembele replaced Messi in the 25th minute after the Argentine was hurt in a challenge by Sevilla's Franco Vazquez.
"Obviously it is a considerable loss," admitted Valverde.
"We know what he gives us and what we miss when he is not around. We have to deal with it and we will be prepared. It's clear that we will notice his absence, but we will cope and we have resources, even though we will be facing some very difficult teams."
Messi is also set to miss Wednesday's Champions League clash at home to Inter Milan, which Barcelona are 1/2 to win, and the return game in Milan on 6th November.
Meanwhile, Gerard Pique said of Messi: "He gives us a lot of peace of mind when he is around but we don't have to suffer without him.
"There is a big difference between having him on the pitch or not but we have a strong enough team to win games whether he plays or not."
Barcelona can be backed at 5/1 to win the Champions League this season and at 4/9 to win the La Liga title once again.
Source: bet365.com