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Barcelona's medical staff has announced after a series of tests that Barcelona left back defender and French international Eric Abidal (29) has a meniscal cyst on his right knee.

The French defender had to leave the training session this morning with pain in his right knee and a series of tests by the medical staff determined the extent of the problem.

Abidal will certainly not be available for the next two games and will follow a recovery program in the coming days. If the injury doesn't get better after one week, the Frenchman could undergo an arthroscopy, a minimally invasive surgical procedure to examine the damage.

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