Alba, who joined Barcelona from Valencia after the Del Bosque's men won the world cup in South Africa was substituted with 11 minutes remaining in the game with a suspected hamstring injury and promptly returned to the club to determine the extent of the injury.
His recent injury means that he will not be a part of Luis Enrique's squad that will travel to Celta Viga after advance examinations confirmed that he has sustained a grade one injury to his right hamstring.
"Tests performed by the FC Barcelona Medical Services on Saturday morning has revealed that Jordi Alba has a grade one injury to the adductor muscle in his right leg," a club statement read.
"This hamstring injury means he’ll be out of action for approximately ten days. It happened while playing for Spain on Friday evening against Ukraine in a Euro 2016 qualifier.
"He was substituted after feeling pain during a run down the left wing."
Spain boss Vicente del Bosque had confirmed after the match that Alba would miss Tuesday's clash with Netherlands in Amsterdam. Goal
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