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Barca left without midfielders Roberto and Gomes for a month

[PHOTO: COURTESY]

The true strength of Barcelona’s squad will be put to the test in the next month after the club said on Tuesday midfielders Andre Gomes and Sergi Roberto were ruled out for up to four and five weeks, respectively.

Roberto, a natural midfielder who also plays as a full back, was forced off in the first half of Barca’s 0-0 draw at Greece’s Olympiakos on Tuesday in the Champions League with a hamstring injury.

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