Injured Iniesta faces long spell out for Barca


Football Soccer - Italy v Spain - World Cup 2018 Qualifier - Juventus stadium, Turin, Italy - 06/10/16. Spain's Andres Iniesta in action against Italy. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona could be without captain Andres Iniesta for the rest of the year after the midfielder sustained a knee injury in an eventful 3-2 La Liga win for the leaders at Valencia on Saturday.

The Spain international was carried off on a stretcher crying in pain following a late tackle from behind by Valencia's Enzo Perez who escaped a yellow card.

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