Injured Iniesta faces long spell out for Barca

By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona could be without captain Andres Iniesta for the rest of the year after the midfielder sustained a knee injury in an eventful 3-2 La Liga win for the leaders at Valencia on Saturday. The Spain international was carried off on a stretcher crying in pain following a late tackle from behind by Valencia's Enzo Perez who escaped a yellow card. Barca said in a statement that Iniesta injured the lateral collateral ligaments in his right knee and would un