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Bilbao midfielder Orbaiz out for a month

Athletic Bilbao's Spain midfielder Pablo Orbaiz will be sidelined for four weeks due to a strained left knee ligament.

Orbaiz sustained the injury on Sunday during Bilbao's 3-2 victory at Gimnastic Tarragona, the club said Tuesday.

Bilbao is 17th in the 20-team first division with five points from six games following its first win of the season.

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