Deco will not be able to play for two weeks © EuroFootball.com

On Thursday, the midfielder Deco from Portugal, who fights for the title of Spain's champion team, suffered an injury.

The player, born in Brazil, twisted his ankle during practice colliding with the Frenchman Ludovic Giuly and will not be able to play for two weeks.

Deco's absence is a big blow to the Barcelona team coach Frank Rijkaard, whose team is striving to defend the title of Spain's champion. Currently, the Madrid Real team is just two points behind in third place, while the Sevilla team in second place is only one point behind.

With only six games left to play, on Sunday the Barcelona team will travel to San Sebastian, where they will need to beat the team of Real Sociedad, which is in second-to-last place in the tournament table.

Deco will miss this match and the games next week against "Getafe".