Abidal adds to Barça concerns

FC Barcelona could be without left-back Eric Abidal for up to eight weeks after the defender suffered a tear in his right thigh during the Liga leaders' 2-1 derby loss at home to RCD Espanyol.

Defensive loss
The French international collided with opposition defender Sergio Sánchez in the 24th minute of the Camp Nou encounter on Saturday night and was immediately replaced by Carles Puyol, who was making his return from a thigh problem. Abidal – who has made 19 league starts this season – will undergo further tests in the next few days. The news will come as a further blow to Barcelona, who suffered their first league defeat since 31 August against Espanyol and have already lost Andrés Iniesta to a thigh strain ahead of Tuesday's UEFA Champions League first knockout round first leg trip to Olympique Lyonnais.