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The goalkeeper of the Spanish national team and Valencia club, David Albelda, will not be able to help his team in the opening match of the UEFA Champions League D group against Olympiacos, because during Wednesday's 2008 European Championship qualifying match with Northern Ireland, which the Spaniards unexpectedly lost 2-3, the player broke his cheekbone.
The "Primera" league club announces that the 29-year-old D. Albelda will undergo a minor operation on Friday, which will determine the severity of the fracture. It is believed that the player should return to training camp after two weeks.
Valencia team will also be without Ruben Baraja, who tore a muscle in his right leg, and the club will most likely not have defender Asier Del Horno, who is still recovering from a serious muscle injury in his left leg.
This Sunday in the second round of the Spanish championship matches, Valencia will face Atletico Madrid away.
