Iniesta injuries leg in Barca’s loss to Madrid

MADRID, Spain — Barcelona says midfielder Andres Iniesta has injured a muscle in his right leg in the 3-1 loss at Real Madrid on Saturday.

The club says Iniesta will undergo further tests on Sunday to determine the extent of the injury.

Iniesta asked to be substituted in the 71st minute with Barcelona already losing after Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe and Karim Benzema all scored following Neymar’s opener.

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