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Barcelona's medical staff has announced that Barcelona defensive midfielder and Ivory Coast international Yaya Touré (25) will have to rest for 48 hours after he shocked with a Recreativo player during the league game yesterday.

Toure suffered a light concussion and a head wound that needed four stictches. Further medical tests, including a head scan, have shown today that there is no serious injury.

It is expected that Touré, who won't play an international game with Ivory Coast this week because of the injury, will return to training after a new medical assessment on Wednesday.

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