Barcelona ’s growing injury list has been added to with forward Ousmane Dembele ruled out of their game with Getafe on Saturday with a thigh issue.

The 22-year-old French winger has only played a game and a half in La Liga this season due to a hamstring injury, but did manage 45 minutes in the recent 2-1 win over Villarreal .

However, a club statement confirmed he was suffering 'muscular discomfort' in his left thigh, meaning he joins Lionel Messi and teenage sensation Ansu Fati in being out of contention for the Getafe match.

With Barca struggling to find their form so far this season, an injury headache in attack is one problem manager Ernesto Valverde would love to do without.

They sit seventh going into the Getafe fixture, with two defeats already inside just six games, while they had goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to thank as they came through their first Champions League match with a goalless draw at Borussia Dortmund .

He only played 90 minutes twice in La Liga last season and didn’t manage the feat at all in the Champions League, though he still finished the campaign with 14 goals and nine assists in all competitions.