TOKYO, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Vissel Kobe's playmaker Andres Iniesta is to be sidelined for four months due to a rupture of the rectus femoris muscle in his right thigh, the J-League first division side said Wednesday.
The 36-year-old Spanish star midfielder got injured in Vissel's round-of-16 win in the AFC Champions League earlier this month and then he underwent a successful surgery in Barcelona.
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