Barcelona's Dutch international defender Michael Reiziger is facing a one-month lay off after tearing a muscle in his left leg during his side's 3-2 victory over Parma in a friendly on Friday night.
Reiziger hobbled off in the 12th minute of the game at the Nou Camp and after an initial diagnosis, club doctor Richard Pruna said he thought the player would take a month to recover from what he termed a 'significant' injury.
The club said that they would be carrying out further tests on Saturday to assess the extent of the injury.
This will mean that the Dutch right back will miss the second leg of Barcelona's Champions League qualifier against Wisla Krakow on Wednesday.
Barcelona won the first leg against Krakow 4-3 in Poland and Spanish international Carles Puyol is likely to replace Reiziger at right back for the return match.
Reiziger is also almost certain to be unavailable for his country's crucial World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on September 1.
