FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Deportivo Alaves - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - December 21, 2019 Barcelona's Luis Suarez celebrates scoring their fourth goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is set to miss the majority of the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery, the Spanish champions said on Sunday in a huge blow to their hopes of winning the domestic title and Champions League.
A club statement said Suarez, 32, had an operation to treat an injury to the lateral meniscus in his right knee and would be out of action for about four months.
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