MADRID, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Barcelona finally had some positive news on the injury front on Monday when medical staff said midfielder Andres Iniesta was about to be declared fit after three weeks out with a muscle tear. The Spain playmaker’s return would be a welcome development for coach Pep Guardiola, who has lost midfielders Cesc Fabregas (hamstring) and Ibrahim Afellay (knee surgery), f...Full Story »

 Barcelona says its Dutch international midfielder Ibrahim Afellay will have an operation on his injured left knee on Monday. Afellay tore a ligament in his knee during training last Thursday. Club doctors did not say how long he will be sidelined. The 25-year-old Afellay has only played twice this season after recovering from a torn muscle during preseason. He had been expected to help ...Full Story »

Afellay: Damaged knee ligaments in training and requires an operation Barcelona have confirmed Ibrahim Afellay will require an operation after the winger tore a ligament in his left knee during training. It is another injury blow for the Dutchman, who had recently returned to fitness after picking up a hamstring injury in the pre-season. The 25-year-old has played just substitute roles this s...Full Story »

Afellay: Out for six months with cruciate knee injury Barcelona midfielder Ibrahim Afellay faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering a serious knee injury. Afellay sustained the knee injury in training on Thursday after only recently returning to action after suffering a hamstring problem in pre-season. Scans have confirmed Afellay has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his l...Full Story »

Afellay: Set to be sidelined Barcelona midfielder Ibrahim Afellay is set to be sidelined for up to five weeks after suffering a hamstring tear during his side's defeat to Manchester United. The Holland international sustained the injury just before half-time in the 2-1 pre-season friendly defeat to United in Washington and was replaced by Isaac Cuenca. The 25-year-old Afellay is likely to be ...Full Story »

MADRID (AFP) - Barcelona's Dutch winger Ibrahim Afellay will be out of action for four to five weeks after suffering a thigh injury, the club said Sunday. The 25-year-old, signed from PSV Eindhoven in December, suffered the tear in his left thigh muscle during Barcelona's 2-1 defeat by Manchester United in a friendly in Washington DC on Saturday. "The thigh injury to Ibrahim Afellay was conf...Full Story »