Barcelona FC says Robert Lewandowski may miss Thursday's El Clasico with Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey due to a hamstring injury.
“Lewandowski
has a strain in his left hamstring,“ said Barcelona in a statement, without
specifying the length of his expected absence.
Barcelona face Madrid at the Santiago
Bernabeu on Thursday in the first leg of the cup tie, already without injured
duo Pedri and Ousmane Dembele.
Polish striker Lewandowski, 34, is the team's
top scorer with 25 goals across all competitions this season after joining from
Bayern Munich last summer.
Spanish news outlet Relevo report Lewandowski
is set to miss around two weeks and return before Barcelona face Real Madrid in
La Liga on March 19, although other outlets say he may heal quicker.
The second leg of the Copa del Rey clash does
not take place until April 5, by when the Catalans expect all their injured
players to have recovered.
Barcelona were eliminated from the Europa
League by Manchester United last week and suffered a second consecutive defeat
on Sunday, against Almeria in La Liga, where it is suspected Lewandowski
sustained his hamstring strain.
Xavi Hernandez's side are seven points clear
of Real Madrid at the top of the table. -
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