Barcelona’s Lewandowski suffers hamstring injury

Barcelona’s Lewandowski suffers hamstring injury

The Polish striker was forced to come off in their 4-3 win over Celta Vigo yesterday.

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Barca’s Robert Lewandowski is the leading scorer in La Liga this season with 25 goals. (AP pic)
BARCELONA:
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski has suffered a hamstring injury, the La Liga club said today after the Polish striker was forced to come off in their 4-3 win over Celta Vigo.

Lewandowski, who made his 100th La Liga appearance yesterday, went down clutching his leg late in the game which Barca won in the 98th minute to extend their La Liga lead.

“Tests carried out today have confirmed that first team player Robert Lewandowski has an injury to the semitendinosus muscle in his left thigh,” Barca said in a statement.

“His return to team training will depend on how the injury progresses.”

The club did not give a timeline on his return but a hamstring injury may rule the 36-year-old – who has scored 40 goals this season – out of the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid next weekend.

Spanish media reported he might be sidelined for three weeks, a potentially huge blow for Barcelona who face Inter Milan in the Champions League semifinals in the coming weeks.

Lewandowski is the leading scorer in La Liga this season with 25 goals, three more than Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe.

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