Serious knee injury for Barca youngster Bernal

MADRID, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona has suffered an injury setback with the confirmation that young midfielder Marc Bernal has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

The 17-year-old suffered the injury in the second half of Barcelona's 2-1 win away to Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday night as he tried to stop a Rayo counter-attack.

He went down after a challenge with Rayo winger, Isi Palazon