"FC Barcelona have released the diagnosis of the injury suffered by Andres Iniesta during the game against Bayer Leverkusen in which he had to leave the field in the 60th minute," Barca said on their website.
"As such, the medical release states that the Barça midfielder has a hamstring injury in his right leg. His recovery will dictate his return to training."
Barcelona manager Luis Enrique described the injury to Iniesta - which follows the news that Messi is likely to be sidelined for up to two months - as "terrible news"Barca, who are already missing Lionel Mess, Rafinha, Claudio Bravo, Adriano and Thomas Vermaelen through injury, have since confirmed the midfielder has suffered a hamstring problem.
"These are thorns in our side we have to shake off," Enrique said.
"My players deserve a huge amount of credit for turning around a very difficult situation. It was a tough night - the second game without our best player and our second win."
Barcelona's victory moves them to the top of Champions League Group E with four points from their first two matches after an opening draw at Roma, but the top three sides are separated by a single point.
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