Injured Iniesta eyes Rome final

BARCELONA midfielder Andres Iniesta is confident he will be fit for the Champions League final against Manchester United after tests yesterday showed no long-term damage to his right thigh.

Iniesta sustained the injury in Sunday night’s 3-3 draw with Villarreal at the Camp Nou and it was feared he would miss the Rome showpiece.

But the 25-year-old is optimistic he will be fit to line up against Alex Ferguson’s side on May 27. He underwent tests on the injury yesterday, after which he insisted: “I will be in Rome. It is a small tear that wasn’t as bad as we thought. From here until the final I will only think about Rome.