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Barcelona<\/strong> midfielder Ibrahim Afellay<\/strong> has torn a muscle in his left thigh and will be out of action for up to five weeks, the European champions<\/strong> said on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dutch international picked up the injury in Barca’s<\/strong> 2-1 friendly defeat to Manchester United<\/strong> in Washington DC on Saturday, but will stay with the team as they continue their pre-season tour of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afellay will miss the La Liga curtain-raiser against Real Madrid<\/strong> when the league champions take on King’s Cup<\/strong> winners in the Spanish Super Cup<\/strong> on Aug 14 and 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Barcelona midfielder Ibrahim Afellay has torn a muscle in his left thigh and will be out of action for up to five weeks, the European champions said on Sunday. 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