Robert Lewandowski to miss Bayern Munchen Champions league clash with PSG.
Robert Lewandowski will miss both Champions League quarter-final clashes with Paris Saint-Germain after Bayern Munich confirmed he is to be sidelined for a month with a knee injury.
Lewandowski sustained damage to his right knee during Poland’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Andorra on Sunday, a game in which he scored twice.
Poland subsequently confirmed he was to play no part in the upcoming clash with England and that he was due to return to Bayern for treatment.
It was initially thought the 32-year-old would only be absent for up to 10 days, however, Bayern confirmed on Tuesday that the issue is slightly more serious than first suspected.
A statement revealed Lewandowski is now expected to be out for most of April.
It read: “Robert Lewandowski has strained a ligament in his right knee. The FC Bayern striker will be out for around four weeks.
“After Poland’s 3-0 win over Andorra, Lewandowski returned early to Munich, where a diagnosis was made by the German record champions’ medical team.”
It will be a big blow for Bayern Munchen considering the forwards importance to the team, he has already scored 35 Bundesliga goals this season, and was all set to break Geard Mullers 40 Bundesliga goals in a season, but this injury could be an obstacle for the Poland Striker to break that record.
The European Champions will be playing second place team RB Leipzig this weekend’s, and then play a champions league double header against last year’s Finalist Paris Saint Germain.
By Saaka Yakubu Issah