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England defender Lucy Bronze went off with what appeared to be a knee injury in Barcelona's Champions League semi-final first leg win over Chelsea.
The 31-year-old went down off the ball in the 66th minute and was substituted immediately at Stamford Bridge.
It comes a day after England captain Leah Williamson was ruled out of the World Cup with an ACL injury.
The Lionesses' World Cup campaign begins on 22 July when they face Haiti in Group D.
Bronze, who played in all six of England's games in their European Championship victory in 2022, is the latest injury setback for Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses.
Along with skipper Williamson, Wiegman is also without winger Beth Mead, who was the tournament's top scorer last summer, because of an ACL injury.
There are doubts over Chelsea forward Fran Kirby's availability, having been out of action since February.
And Chelsea defender Millie Bright has been ruled out for several more weeks following the knee injury she sustained in March.
Bronze's Barcelona side will take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their last-four tie with Chelsea on Thursday, 27 April.
More to follow.
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