Athletic Bilbao’s Spanish international defensive midfielder Ander Iturraspe could be out for up to six weeks with a knee injury picked up in the La Liga match against Levante last weekend.
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The defensive lynchpin, 25, who has played twice for Spain and has been at Bilbao since 2008, is now set to miss Barcelona’s visit in top flight action on Sunday.
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“The estimated period of absence will be between four and six weeks,” read a club statement.
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Bilbao are currently 11th in La Liga and a distant 31 points behind leaders Real Madrid as they also get set for a Spanish Cup semifinal first-leg fixture against Espanyol at home on Wednesday.
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