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REUTERS – Atletico Madrid midfielder Augusto Fernandez suffered knee ligament damage in the La Liga defeat by Barcelona on Saturday, the club said.

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Fernandez, who joined from Celta Vigo earlier this month, was carried off on a stretcher after 75 minutes of the 2-1 loss.

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“He has an injury to the right knee caused by stretching the ligament,” read a statement on the club website.

Fernandez was playing his sixth game for Atletico having been signed as a replacement for Tiago Mendes who is recovering from a broken leg.

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(Reporting by Tim Hanlon in Barcelona, editing by Justin Palmer)

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