Barcelona's Neymar (R) controls the ball against Real Madrid's Daniel Carvajal during their King's Cup final soccer match at Mestalla stadium in Valencia April 16, 2014. REUTERS/Heino Kalis
MADRID (Reuters) - A nightmare eight days for Barcelona was compounded on Thursday when forward Neymar and defender Jordi Alba were ruled out for up to a month with foot and thigh muscle injuries respectively.
Brazil international Neymar has a bruise on his left foot which has caused a build-up of fluid while Spain left back Alba has a strain in his right thigh, Barca said on their website (www.fcbarcelona.es).
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