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Barcelona's medical staff has announced that further tests today have indicated that Barcelona player Andrés Iniesta has a slight muscle tear of two centimetres in his right thigh.

Although it hasn't been confirmed what the actual recovery time could be, the player will most probably be available for the Champions League final against Manchester United on 27 May in Rome (read more here). The specific recovery program will start today.

Asked about the injury, Iniesta told journalists after the tests that he felt relieved: "I will be ok for Rome. It's a little rupture. It's not that bad, I guess it was related to the stress and everything that goes with the end of the season. If it would have been a little higher, it would have been worse, but since it's lower, it's not that dangerous. Despite this blow, I'm happy today. The motivation I have to play will be decisive. I already had told the doctor before that I would be in Rome no matter what."