The striker Robert Lewandowski was injured and will not be with FC Barcelona for the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal on Thursday March 2 against Real Madrid, which leaves the Catalan club fragile in attack.
Lewandowski ended up injured in Sunday’s game in the 0-1 defeat against Almería in which they lost the opportunity to get more points from Real Madrid in La Liga.
The local team struck first in the 24th minute thanks to striker El Bilal Touréwho pivoted a ball launched from the Almería area and the Malian player broke the goal of the German goalkeeper and sealed what would be the final 1-0.
The medical tests that the Polish striker underwent today have detected an overload in his left thigh, although Barça did not want to specify the recovery period.
But the Polish striker will not be the only casualty in the Barça team. The French winger Ousmane Dembelé and the midfielder Pedro González “Gavi” will not be there either. in the match due to injuries sustained in the Europa League match against Manchester United.
The striker Ansu Fati, who was left out of the last League call-up due to a bruised left knee, is also a doubt to face the white team.
Lewandowski has not been able to have a good rhythm since he arrived from the Qatar 2022 World Cup with Poland. In the last 10 days he has only been able to score in three games. In addition, the polka has 15 goals in 23 games played.
Despite this, FC Barcelona is first in the table with a difference of 7 points over Real Madrid. In the Copa del Rey they will play the semifinal, a round trip, with Real Madrid and were eliminated from the European competitions after losing to Manchester United in the round of 32 of the Europa League.
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