Sergi Roberto Injury: Updates on Barcelona Midfielder's Ankle and Return

Impressive young Barcelona midfielder Sergi Roberto suffered a sprained ankle against AS Roma in Nov. 24's Champions League clash. He is now ready to return to competitive action.

Continue for updates.

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Roberto Makes Substitute Appearance vs. Deportivo

Saturday, Dec. 12

Roberto replaced Ivan Rakitic during the Blaugrana's Camp Nou fixture.

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Young Star Halted During Best Spell of Career

For Roberto, any absence from the side is regarded as a major setback, as the 23-year-old has enjoyed a breakthrough campaign.

With injury problems preventing Rakitic, Andres Iniesta and Rafinha from featuring for parts of the season, the Masia starlet has been tremendous at the core of this Barcelona side, making remarkable strides as a player. Indeed, before his injury, he'd become a key member of Luis Enrique’s team.

Blessed with composed, incisive passing ability, a thorough understanding of the game and a burst of pace to help him get beyond defenders, Roberto is a player who has really excited the Camp Nou crowd this campaign. Though he would've been devastated about having to have time out of the side, at least he has done enough during 2015-16 to suggest he has a long-term role to play with the Blaugrana.