Barcelona - Barcelona defender Rafa Marquez will almost certainly be out of action for the rest of the season, after breaking the cartilage in his left knee in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg 0-0 draw at home to Chelsea. The Mexican defender suffered the injury in the 49th minute, and was stretchered off in tears of pain.

The digital versions of Mundo Deportivo and Sport claim that he has torn the external cartilage in his left knee and will need an immediate operation. They speculate that Marquez could be out of action for up to three months.