Barcelona's Andres Iniesta out of European clash with Inter Milan

Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta damaged a thigh muscle in training on Tuesday and will miss the holders' Champions League semi-final against Inter Milan and most of the rest of the domestic campaign.

Iniesta, who scored the goal at Chelsea that put Barca in last season's Champions League final and is a key member of Vicente del Bosque's Spain squad, will be out for about a month, Barca said on their website (www.fcbarcelona.com).

He is certain to miss the clash against Inter, with the first leg in Milan on April 20 and the return on April 28, but could be back for the trip to Sevilla on the weekend of May 89 -- Barca's penultimate game of the La Liga season.

The Champions League final is on May 22 in Madrid and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa starts in June.