Barcelona's right back, Douglas is set to Barcelona's El Clasico fixture against Real Madrid after being sidelined for up to two months with a bone fracture in his right foot. The right-back suffered the setback during the Catalans' 0-0 Copa del Rey draw with Villanovense on Wednesday, in what was his first start for the club since he suffered a hamstring injury in pre-season.
The Brazilian was found to have fractured the scaphoid bone in his foot and looks set to miss much of November and December - including Barcelona's crucial trip to face los Blancos at the Bernabeu.
"Barca returned to training on Thursday with the news of Douglas' fall," read a club statement.
"After taking a hit during the Copa match against Villanovense, tests have shown this morning that the Brazilian has a crack in the scaphoid of his right foot. The estimated downtime will be around eight weeks."
Alongside Douglas, coach Luis Enrique is already without Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Rafinha and Sergi Roberto due to injuries, with Javier Mascherano handed a two-game suspension on Wednesday.
The Argentina international was sent off against Eibar on Sunday for a rant at an assistant referee.
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