The Argentine ace fell to the ground after trying to strip the ball away from Franco Vázquez.

Barcelona's game against Sevilla seemed to be going just like Ernesto Valverde had planned. Unfortunately, the worst news came after Lionel Messi tried to recover the ball, clashed against a Sevilla player, and fell to the ground.

The Argentine ace was in serious pain after putting all the weight of his body on his right elbow. The motion of his arm suggests this will not be an easy injury to deal with, just when Los Blaugranas are preparing to face Real Madrid in El Clásico next week.

Messi hadn't left the pitch due to an injury in over two years. In fact, he tried to return to the pitch after picking up this injury, but he listened to the medical staff's suggestion and left the pitch. 

Here's the exact moment in which Messi injured his right elbow.

The team's medical staff rushed to the pitch to aid the footballer.

Messi hobbled off the pitch with a bandage on his right arm as fans in the stadium chanted his name. Even when he was making his way into the locker room, his face left no doubt about the kind of pain he was experiencing.