Barca's Iniesta likely to miss Valencia game


Football - Paris St Germain v FC Barcelona - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final First Leg - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - 15/4/15 Barcelona's Andres Iniesta receives treatment after sustaining an injury before being substituted as Neymar looks on Reuters / Benoit Tessier

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Leaders Barcelona will almost certainly be without Andres Iniesta for Saturday's La Liga game at home to Valencia as he has not recovered sufficiently from a bruised pelvis, coach Luis Enrique said on Friday.

Midfielder Iniesta had to be replaced by Xavi eight minutes into the second half of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg at Paris St Germain, after tangling with PSG midfielder Javier Pastore.

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