Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong ruled out for up to six weeks with leg injury

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-jong-frenkie/A1F3rz9c/"]De Jong[/a] will miss the Champions League last 16 against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle[/a] as well as La Liga fixtures with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/villarreal/lUatW5jE/"]Villarreal[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ath-bilbao/IP5zl0cJ/"]Athletic Bilbao[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sevilla/h8oAv4Ts/"]Sevilla[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rayo-vallecano/8bcjFy6O/"]Rayo Vallecano[/a].[/p][p]The 28-year-old will also be absent for next Tuesday's Spanish Cup semi-final second leg as the Catalans look to overturn a 4-0 deficit against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a].[/p][p]In a short statement on their website, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] said De Jong had injured his [b]"right hamstring during training this morning and will be out for five to six weeks".[/b][/p][embed guid="edd9de27-b490-49dc-8a32-a5d92332b7e1" url="https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2027048275904242175" social-type="twitter" /][p]Barca are just a point clear of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] atop the La Liga table before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/villarreal-lUatW5jE/?mid=QHILO5jI"]hosting Villarreal on Saturday[/a].[/p][p]De Jong is set to be sidelined for the March international window as the Oranje face Norway and Ecuador in pre-World Cup friendlies.[/p]