Thigh trouble deprives Barça of Deco
Sunday, October 21, 2007
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FC Barcelona will be without Deco for up to five weeks after the Portuguese international ruptured a muscle in his left thigh during the 3-1 defeat at Villarreal CF.
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FC Barcelona will be without Deco for up to five weeks after the Portuguese international ruptured a muscle in his left thigh during his team's 3-1 Primera División defeat at Villarreal CF on Saturday.
Unwelcome absence
Deco, 30, is expected to miss Barcelona's next three UEFA Champions League games, ruling him out of Tuesday's trip to Rangers FC as well as the return match against the Scottish side on Matchday 4 and the visit to Olympique Lyonnais on 27 November. If sidelined for a full five weeks, Deco would sit out five league fixtures and also Portugal's concluding ties in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group A against Armenia and Finland.