Iniesta out with knee injury
By AFP
15 August 2016 |
4:00 pm
Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta will be out for two weeks after picking up a knock in the the 2-0 first leg Super Cup win over Sevilla this weekend, the club said on Monday.
Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta will be out for two weeks after picking up a knock in the the 2-0 first leg Super Cup win over Sevilla this weekend, the club said on Monday.
The injury means the 32-year-old picked up a strained knee in the first game of the season on Sunday, and will miss the return leg at Camp Nou on August 17.
Jeremy Mathieu also tore a thigh muscle in the game and Barcelona said the defender would be out for around three weeks.
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