Atletico Madrid defender Jose Maria Gimenez faces a spell on the sidelines after scans revealed he suffered a groin injury at the weekend. The Uruguay international was forced off the pitch during his team's goalless draw at Alaves on Saturday. "Jose Maria Gimenez has a grade I-II muscle injury in his right thigh adductor as was revealed by the MRI the Uruguay defender underwent on Monday," Atletico said in a statement on Monday. Gimenez will miss the King's Cup semi-final against Barcelona and could also be absent from the Champions League last 16 first leg at Bayer Leverkusen on Feb. 21. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna January 30, 2017 12:11 UTC