Barca blow as Busquets ruled out for three weeks

Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets is racing against time to be fit for the Champions League quarter-final first leg after suffering a hairline fracture in a toe.

"The approximate time out is three weeks," said the Catalan side in a statement on Thursday.

Busquets suffered the injury against Chelsea on Wednesday as Barcelona won 3-0 (4-1 on aggregate) to progress to the next round of the competition.

The defensive midfielder will miss La Liga games against Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla, as well as the international break with Spain, before the Champions League game on either April 3 or 4.