Thorstein Helstad has suffered a foot injury and will miss February's UEFA cup games.

After having chewed pain killers during the Gran Canary stay, the pains were increasing after he returned to Trondheim. X-rays were taken, and these showed a break in the left foot, local Trondheim daily Adresseavisa reports.

This means two weeks on crouches to allow the injury to heal, and a period of restituation and light training after this. In all, it is not likely that Helstad will be ready for the games against Zenit St. Petersburg.

"It's bitter, but I'll be back for the quarter final!", Helstad comments to the newspaper.