Barca defender Pique to be sidelined for 4 weeks
Updated: 2014-04-02 09:38
(Xinhua)
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Barcelona's Gerard Pique (L) reacts after being injured during their Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, April 1, 2014. [Photo/Agencies] |
MADRID - Barcelona defender Gerard Pique will rest for four weeks after picking up a hairline fracture of his right hip, said the Spanish top flight club on Tuesday.
Pique fell hard on his right side in an effort to head a long ball in in Tuesday's 1-1 Champions League quarterfinal draw against Atletico Madrid.
The injury will force him out of the April 9th return leg at Atletico.
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