Barcelona's Brazilian defender Douglas will out for three to four weeks with a thigh strain, though midfield veteran Xavi returned to training on Monday morning.
Luis Enrique will be unable to select Douglas for the next month while he recovers from an injury that he suffered in training on Sunday, the club confirmed on their official website.
.@Douglas_lateral suffered a thigh strain while training on Sunday http://t.co/AQrE1FmDMf pic.twitter.com/oKDbPDqocz
- FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 19, 2015
It means the 24-year-old will miss both legs of the Copa Del Ray quarterfinal tie against Atletico Madrid and Barca's next two La Liga games against Elche and Villarreal.
There was better news for the Blaugrana as Xavi resumed training on Monday morning despite not having full medical clearance, while Dani Alves and Jeremy Mathieu did specific exercises.
Xavi trained normally with the first team on a wet Monday morning in Barcelona http://t.co/dFX1MNajdS pic.twitter.com/nFfsCzmFfb
- FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 19, 2015
Injuries to his squad have meant that Luis Enrique has been forced to call upon the services of youngsters Diawandou Diagne and Alen Halilovic from Barcelona B, with the club banned by FIFA for signing players until January 2016.
