Atletico's Fernandez suffers knee ligament damage

Fernandez, who joined from Celta Vigo earlier this month, was carried off on a stretcher after 75 minutes of the 2-1 loss.

(Reuters)

“He has an injury to the right knee caused by stretching the ligament,” read a statement on the club website.

Fernandez was playing his sixth game for Atletico having been signed as a replacement for Tiago Mendes who is recovering from a broken leg.

(Reporting by Tim Hanlon in Barcelona, editing by Justin Palmer)