Barca confirm Sanchez blow

Barcelona have confirmed summer signing Alexis Sanchez will be out for eight weeks due to the thigh injury suffered against Real Sociedad. The winger, who joined Barca from Udinese, was carried off on a stretcher during the first half of the 2-2 draw in San Sebastian and he is now facing a lengthy lay-off. The Chilean is expected to miss the next 13 games with Barca pencilling in the clash with Real Zaragoza on the weekend of November 19/20 as a date for his possible return. His absence will be a blow for a Barca side still reeling from throwing away a two-goal lead at the Estadio de Anoeta. Goals from Xavi and Cesc Fabregas had Barca cruising after just a quarter of an hour before Sociedad hit back and midfielder Sergio Busquets has spoken of the need to "correct the mistakes". He said: "Last year we also began with problems, losing to Hercules, but it's no good worrying about it. "We have to take note of it, correct the mistakes, and think from today about the Champions League and AC Milan (on Tuesday night). "At half-time we didn't think at all that the game was won, and it turned out like that. "It's a fact that away from home winning is always tough and will get increasingly tougher. We haven't had the chance to talk about what happened yesterday but we will." Most of the Barca squad were away on international duty last week, and Spain international Busquets believes that may have been a contributing factor. He added: "It's always tricky. You come back from another setting, another team, and different team-mates. "It's not easy to get back to what we do well, but we can't let it happen again."