Afellay out for five weeks
Reuters - Sunday 31 July 2011, 15:53
MADRID - Barcelona midfielder Ibrahim
Afellay has torn a muscle in his left thigh and will be out of
action for up to five weeks, the European champions said on
Sunday.
The Dutch international picked up the injury in Barca's 2-1
friendly defeat to Manchester United in Washington DC on
Saturday, but will stay with the team as they continue their
pre-season tour of the United States.
Afellay will miss the La Liga curtain-raiser against Real
Madrid when the league champions take on King's Cup winners in
the Spanish Super Cup on August 14 and 17.
The 2011/12 La Liga season kicks off on the weekend August
20-21.