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Ronaldinho will be out injured for about six weeks, having suffered a hamstring strain in his right leg. During Thursday 's training session the player unfortunately suffered a hamstring strain in his right leg. The Medical staff at the c lub confirmed this morning that tests have shown that the injury will keep h out for aproximately six weeks.

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Deco and Miltio Along with the first team players, Fali, Pedrito and Toribio were called up from the B side. Deco was present, but he trained at the side with a personal coach as he bids to recover from his latest setback. Milito, like the Portuguese midfielder, also worked on a specific recovery programme.

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Xavi Hernández moved into fourth place in the FC Barcelona all-time record appearance list when he placed in the Champions League encounter against Schalke 04 in midweek

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Since making his debut in the summer of 1998, Xavi has made 277 league appearances, 77 in the Champions League, 13 in the UEFA Cup, 36 in the Copa del Rey, two in the Club World Cup, one in the European Super Cup and another five in the Spanish Super C

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Giovani comes from a footballing family – his father ‘Zizinho’, was a professional player with Monterrey and his brother, Jonathan, has also been with Barça -, and has been learning his trade at the Club since 2002.

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Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson admits he would love Blues owner Thaksin Shinawatra to buy Ronaldinho this summer. The Brazil forward, currently out injured, could leave Barcelona in the summer and his brother and representative Roberto De Assis was entertained at the City of Manchester stadium on Saturday by club directors ahead of the 2-0 defeat by Chelsea.

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Lionel Messi, Deco and Ronaldinho have all been injured in recent weeks, and while the Brazilian international faces several more weeks on the sidelines, Barcelona should be able to call on the other two if they reach the semi-finals, where as many as three English clubs could be waiting. "The English teams are looking formidable and United are particularly strong at the moment," the former AS Monaco FC player said. "They have a very complete team, whereas we've been missing important players. But once we get our top players back I think we have a team that can go all the way."

Touré's belief that Barça can clinch Europe's top club prize for the second time in three years is shared by his colleagues, with Samuel Eto'o also expressing cautious optimism. "This [1-0 win at Schalke] is a great result and it's given us belief," the Cameroon striker told uefa.com. "We played like the home team during the first half in Schalke and deserved our lead. Everything's still open, though, so we'll need to work really hard. But I think we have a great chance of going to the semi-finals."