MADRID, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish club Barcelona announced on Monday that defender Gabriel Milito will be sidelined for two weeks due to an injury.

The defender tore the abductor muscle in his right thigh in training, the club said.

He will miss Wednesday's Champions League clash against FC Copenhagen and Liga games against Zaragoza and Sevilla.

Milito, 30, was out of action for almost two years after a serious knee ligament injury in 2008.