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22.03.2009 21:13
Touré and Iniesta out for about 15 days
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The Ivory Coast mid-fielder Touré and the man from La Mancha Iniesta are both suffering from injuries to their adductors, and will both be out for about two weeks.
Touré Yaya fell injured after a tackle from Nacho in the 18th minute and was substituted by Keita in the 25th. The club’s medical staff carried out a scan and discovered a ruptured hamstring in the adductor in his right thigh.
Iniesta also suffered a slight rupture to his right thigh and he was substituted in the 60th
minute by Gudjohnsen.
Both players will be out for about two weeks, and they were both expected to join their
national squads in the coming days.
Xavi with Achilles tendon problem
Xavi Hernández came off in the 66th minute complaining of problems in his Achilles tendon on his
right foot. The midfielder will join the Spanish squad with an accompanying medical report.
