US EditionCopa Del Rey: Barcelona Suffer Major Injury Blow Ahead of Atletico Second Leg
Lewandowski, 37, suffered a fractured left eye socket against Villarreal and will miss the Copa del Rey semifinal second leg versus Atletico Madrid, Barcelona confirmed.
- On Sunday, Barcelona announced striker Robert Lewandowski will miss the Copa del Rey semifinal second leg against Atletico Madrid after tests found a fractured left eye socket.
- Playing as a substitute, Barcelona striker Lewandowski picked up an injury during the Villarreal match on Saturday.
- The 37-year-old has had a bit-part role this season with limited minutes, while Hansi Flick has frequently used Ferran Torres as the central forward option.
- Trailing 4-1 from the first leg, FC Barcelona must attempt a comeback in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal without Robert Lewandowski.
- His absence weakens Barcelona's attacking options given coach Hansi Flick's selection this season, lowering their chances of overturning the 4-1 first-leg deficit.
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Copa del Rey: Barcelona suffer major injury blow ahead of Atletico second leg
Barcelona striker, Robert Lewandowski, will not be able to play in the second match of their Copa del Rey semi-final against Atletico Madrid. The LaLiga leaders are trailing 4-1 from the first game. And they will try to come back without Lewandowski, who has a broken eye socket. This was announced by Barcelona on Sunday. The statement read: “Lewandowski got hurt in the game against Villarreal. “Medical tests showed a fracture in his left eye soc…
The Polish striker will not play the semifinal lap after a fracture in the eye orbit is confirmed; the Barça seeks the retracement before the Atlético de Madrid
Robert Lewandowski scored another match against Villarreal, but he will miss the next match of FC Barcelona.
Bad news for Barça and, in particular, for Hansi Flick in the face of the decisive duel of semifinals against Atlético de Madrid. This morning the club has confirmed a very sensitive drop in his team for this Tuesday's match, which makes that retracement that looks very far away even more difficult.It is that the 4-0 of the one way is a slab too heavy to lift, and even more so if you suffer a last-minute setback like the one that has occurred in…
Barcelona will not have its best scorer in front of the match in which it must go up against the Atlético de Madrid in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. The club announced that Robert Lewandowski will not play against the Red Whites after a sharp mishap in his face that will prevent him from contesting that fundamental match. «The player of the first team Robert Lewandowski received a trauma in yesterday’s match before the Villarreal. The test…
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