Xavi blow for Barca

Midfielder facing two weeks out

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Xavi blow for Barca

Xavi: Laid low

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Barcelona have been dealt a blow after Xavi was ruled out for two weeks after suffering a knock in training.

The playmaker picked up a calf injury in training ahead of the UEFA Champions League win over Stuttgart on Wednesday evening.

Xavi has played 40 games for Barca this term already, scoring six times, and is widely seen as one of the key players in Pep Guardiola's outfit.

The Spain international missed the 4-0 win over Stuttgart and is unlikely to appear against Real Zaragoza on Sunday or against Osasuna three days later.

Boost

Guardiola did have some good news as Seydou Keita was given the green light to return to training after working hard over the past few days.

The Mali enforcer has been out of action for just over a month after limping out of the defeat against Atletico Madrid in Vicente Calderon in February.

Andres Iniesta is likely to become the main playmaker in the Blaugrana midfield in the absence of Xavi with Yaya Toure, Keita and Sergio Busquets vying for the two places alongside him.

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