Spain : Primera Liga injured & suspended list (with statistics)

Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets may have suffered a knee injury, after being stretchered off during his side's 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad on Saturday. The 23-year-old collided with visiting defender Carlos Martinez in the 83rd minute, but it is the Blaugrana man who has come off the worst after a deep cut in his right knee was caught by television cameras. The extent of the injury is currently unknown but looks to be very serious.

Andres Iniesta will be sidelined for three weeks with a muscle tear in his left thigh. The 27-year-old midfielder suffered the injury during Barcelona's 2-2 draw against Real Madrid in the King's Cup on Wednesday. Iniesta joined a growing list of absentees for coach Pep Guardiola who lost Chile forward Alexis Sanchez to a shoulder injury for two weeks in the same game. David Villa, Ibrahim Afellay and Andreu Fontas are all injured, while Seydou Keita is competing with Mali at the African Nations Cup.

Barcelona have announced that Pedro will miss the first-leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals against Real Madrid after picking up a hamstring injury in Thursday's 2-1 victory at Osasuna. The versatile forward was forced to leave the pitch after 68 minutes of play due to the knock. Pedro will be out of action for the next 10 days, which means that he will miss Barca's Liga matches against Betis and Malaga, and next week's Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria could miss first match of the new year, after it was confirmed that he suffered a minor muscle tear in their final training session of 2011. The club's medical staff revealed that the 23-year-old suffered a "microscopic tear in the right thigh muscle," after he participated in Saturday's practice. The Spanish club did not say how long the injury would keep Di Maria out of action, but he looks almost certain to be ruled out of Copa del Rey tie against Malaga. The two teams meet on January 4 at the Santiago Bernabeu for the first leg of their last 16 clash.

Malaga forward Joaquin Sanchez will be sidelined for a month with a leg injury, making him unavailable for the Copa del Rey series against Real Madrid. The Spanish club said Friday that the 30-year-old player tore a muscle in his right leg in a charity match played the day before. Joaquin has scored two goals this season after joining Malaga from Valencia as part of its major squad overhaul.

Levante will be without forward Juanlu for a lengthy spell after the 31-year-old fractured his shin in Wednesday's 4-1 King's Cup victory over Deportivo La Coruna. Juanlu rolled in agony after a hasty challenge and medical scans revealed a fractured right fibula. He will undergo surgery and is expected to be sidelined for around four months. Juanlu, 32, leads Levante with six goals in league games this season, helping the club to fourth in the standings.

Andres Iniesta will be sidelined for at least two weeks after injuring his right thigh on Thursday. Barcelona routed Catalan neighbours Hospitalet 9-0 to complete a 10-0 King's Cup aggregate win over the third-tier side, but the Spainish midfielder had to be replaced after half an hour. Iniesta, who missed nearly one month earlier this season due to an injury to his left thigh, is unlikely to return before Barcelona's January 8 La liga match at Espanyol.

Defender Sergio Ramos picked up a left thigh strain during Real Madrid's 6-2 win against Sevilla. Ramos played the whole of Saturday's match but complained of discomfort in the area and was submitted for tests Sunday. The injury is not thought to be serious, though Real have not revealed how long the player is likely to be sidelined. It seems certain that Ramos will not play against third-tier Ponferradina in the King's Cup on Tuesday. The Christmas break means the next league match is on January 7.

Barcelona says Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez has strained a muscle in his left leg and is a doubt for Sunday's FIFA Club World Cup final in Japan. Alexis replaced David Villa, who broke his left leg, in the semi-final on Thursday, but had to be substituted before the end of the match because of the injury. Barcelona says Alexis missed training on Friday and will be evaluated ahead of the final against Brazil's Santos. The club also says Villa has arrived back in Barcelona, where he will undergo an operation.

David Villa may not play again this season after fracturing his left tibia during Barcelona's 4-0 victory over Qatar's Al-Sadd that advanced the European champions to the Club World Cup final against Brazil's Santos. Reports in Spain suggest the 30-year-old striker will be out of action for between four and six months after being carried off on a stretcher six minutes before half-time. Villa has nine goals for Barcelona this season. He is also Spain's 51-goal all-time leading scorer, and it's not clear whether he will return in time for the European Championship in June.

Brazilian striker Julio Baptista will undergo surgery on his right foot and be sidelined for two more months. The 30-year-old hasn't played since scoring his only goal of the season in Malaga's 3-2 win over Getafe on October 1. Baptista, who has previously played for Sevilla, Real Madrid, Arsenal and Roma, joined Malaga on a three-and-a-half year deal in January.

Spanish league leader Real Madrid says Kaka has recovered from a right calf injury and will be available to play Sporting Gijon on Saturday. The Brazil playmaker was included in coach Jose Mourinho's squad on Friday after being sidelined for nearly a month. Mourinho says Kaka will start on the substitutes' bench but "my intention is for him to play." Defenders Alvaro Arbeloa and Ricardo Carvalho remain sidelined, while midfielder Xabi Alonso misses the trip to El Molinon to serve a suspension.