Barcelona striker Ewa Pajor is set for up to six weeks out with a knee injury but has avoided an ACL tear, the Catalan club announced on Monday.

Pajor, 28, picked up the knock in Sunday's 6-0 Liga F win away against Atlético Madrid , when she scored the third goal.

Barça feared the worst but tests on Monday have confirmed the Poland international suffered no serious damage and won't need to undergo surgery.

"Tests have discovered an injury in the posterolateral part of the right knee without further associated damage," Barça said.

"The treatment will be conservative in nature and recovery time is expected to be around four to six weeks."

Pajor has started the season in fine form, scoring eight goals in eight appeances in all competitions, including a brace last week as Barça

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