Andres Iniesta Injury: Updates on Barcelona Star's Status and Return

An already bad day for Barcelona in Saturday's El Clasico versus Real Madrid got worse late in the contest, as Andres Iniesta had to leave the pitch with an apparent injury.The club's Twitter account tweeted the incident:Football journalist Dermot Corrigan suspected the knock to be of the muscle variety:Corrigan's suspicions were confirmed by SPORTmagazine:Iniesta limped off with the Catalans losing 3-1 to their hated rivals, a result that would draw Los Blancos to within a point of Barcelona in the La Liga table.Obviously, if Iniesta's injury is a serious one, it would be a major blow to Barcelona. The crafty midfielder has been as excellent as ever, coming into Saturday's match with a 7.42 average match rating in six La Liga appearances, per WhoScored.com.While Lionel Messi, Neymar and the newly reinstated Luis Suarez attract the major headlines, the heady and technically superb Iniesta continues to be the man that generally pulls all of the right strings in Barca's attack. His absence would leave a major void in the club's starting 11, that much is certain.Read more World Football news on BleacherReport.com
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