Soccer: Vedran Corluka will see a specialist today to find out how long he will be out of action for thanks to Matthieu Flamini's dangerous tackle in Tottenham's win over AC Milan on Tuesday night.

The Croatian had to be carried off on a stretcher after the former Arsenal midfielder flew in with a dangerous two-footed challenge on him in the second half of the 1-0 win in the San Siro.

The right-back left the stadium on crutches with a protective boot around the injured ankle that bore the brunt of the midfielder's challenge.

Corluka went for a scan on the ankle on Wednesday and will learn the results from a meeting with a specialist today. Some reports had suggested Corluka would be out for the rest of the season, but the Croatian says he will be back in March.

"As we expected when my leg cooled down, everything about my ankle looked worse than just after the game," said Corluka. "My ankle is swollen. It hurts so much, but the doctors are saying that things are not as bad as it seems.

"Luckily nothing is broken, but I will still be out for at least four weeks. I will know for sure how bad it is today. When I first saw my ankle, I was sure it would be at least two months, but luckily it is not so bad."

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp lambasted Flamini for the tackle after the match, claiming that the 24-year-old was lucky not to break his leg.

The challenge sparked rash tackles and frayed tempers that resulted in Gennaro Gattuso head-butting Joe Jordan, but referee Stephane Lannoy adjudged that Flamini's tackle was only worthy of a yellow card.

Uefa announced yesterday that they had opened disciplinary proceedings against Gattuso, who could be hit with a lengthy ban.

Corluka's replacement for the last 35 minutes of the match, Jonathan Woodgate, suffered a groin injury during his time on the pitch and how long he will be out for should be known in the next 48 hours.

Spurs released a statement last night saying that Woodgate had "sustained a strain of the left adductor muscle."

It was a cruel blow for the former Real Madrid defender, who was making his first appearance for the club after 15 months out with a long-standing groin injury.

The club are confident that he has not suffered a recurrence of his old groin injury and is expected to be out for weeks, rather than months.