Barca's Marquez out for season

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04/29/2009 - Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barcelona have confirmed that Mexican defender Rafael Marquez's season is over after he was ruled out for more than two months by a knee injury.

The versatile 30-year-old was injured early on in the second half of the Champions League clash with Chelsea on Tuesday evening and requires surgery on his damaged left knee.

A statement from the Camp Nou club read: "Club doctors have confirmed that Rafa Marquez has ruptured the internal and external meniscus of his left knee and will be out for between eight and 10 weeks.

"He will therefore miss the rest of the season."

Barca coach Pep Guardiola had admitted straight after a frustrating goalless draw: "Rafa's loss is the worst thing about this but it will make us stronger.

"He's sad and we'll try to lift him. It's a meniscus problem and we'll do tests, but he'll be out for the rest of the season."

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)

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