FC Barcelona has confirmed on Sunday, April 20, a news that alerts all its hobby: Robert Lewandowski suffers an lesion in the semitendinous left thighaccording to the Catalan club through an official statement.
The Polish striker’s injury occurred in the second half From the encounter against Celta de Vigowhere the player had to be replaced after showing muscle discomfort.
The medical part indicates that The recovery time will depend on the evolution of the playeralthough the estimated times for this type of injury range from one to three weeks, which questions its presence in the most important matches of the season.
What matches would Robert Lewandowski lose?
With this diagnosis, Lewandowski is practically discarded for the grand final of the Copa del Rey against Real Madridscheduled for Saturday, April 26. The game of April 22 would also be lost to Mallorca for LaLiga and joined as a low for the UEFA Champions League semifinals of the UEFA before Inter Milan.
Even your participation in the Champions League matchwhich will be played in Italy, is also in question and will depend directly on how its recovery evolves in the next 10 days. The club has not wanted to risk deadlines, but the alarm is already on.
Medical statement ❗
The tests held this Sunday have confirmed that Robert Lewandowski suffers an injury in the semitendinous left thigh. The return to the dynamics with the team will be decided based on its evolution pic.twitter.com/pvuwMCGT2B
– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_es) April 20, 2025
Lewandowski is currently the Maximum LaLiga scorer with 25 goalsand its absence in the final stretch of the tournament represents a hard blow for Hansi Flick, which sought to close the season with a possible triplet: League, Copa del Rey and Champions League.
The injury comes at a time when Barcelona LALIGA leads with 73 points7 above Real Madrid, and with six days to play. In addition, after overcoming Borussia Dortmund in rooms, the Catalans were preparing for a very even semifinal against Inter.
Given this panorama, the Blaugrana coach must trust players such as Ferran Torres and Dani Olmo to cover the casualty of the Polish in the immediate commitments. The rotation will be key to not losing pace and keeping the competitive team on all fronts.
For now, the uncertainty reigns in the culé environment, waiting for new medical evaluations that determine whether Lewandowski may be in one of the two key duels before Inter.