Barcelona striker Samuel Eto`o will be sidelined for only 10 days after a scan revealed his knee injury is not as serious as first feared.
La Liga`s leading scorer was stretchered off in Barca`s 4-2 defeat to Real Madrid.
But the club`s website
revealed: "He has an inflamed knee cartilage. This kind of injury usually involves a recovery time of about 10 days."
Eto`o will miss next weekend`s league match against Getafe at home.
However, he could return to face Malaga on 24 April.