{"id":290195,"date":"2023-10-05T19:24:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T19:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290195"},"modified":"2023-10-05T19:24:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T19:24:26","slug":"barcelona-could-face-el-clasico-without-striker-robert-lewandowski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/barcelona-could-face-el-clasico-without-striker-robert-lewandowski\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona could face El Clasico without striker Robert Lewandowski"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Barcelona could face El Clasico and their next eight games without star striker Robert Lewandowski after Poland international suffers ankle sprain<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Robert Lewandowski sprained his ankle during Barcelona&#8217;s clash with Porto<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The Catalan side could face old rivals Real Madrid without their star striker<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski is set for a period on the sideline after spraining his left ankle during the team&#8217;s 1-0 Champions League win over Porto.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Initial reports suggest Lewandowski could be out for over a month, meaning he will miss Barca&#8217;s El Clasico clash with Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>The Pole was scythed down by Portugese defender David Carmo but the injury was initially reported as just bruising.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However it now looks more serious, so the Catalan giants may face up to eight games without the former Bayern Munich striker.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/18\/76216723-12599153-image-a-15_1696528459913.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Robert Lewandowski was brought down by David Carmo in Barcelona&#8217;s 1-0 win over Porto<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/18\/76216745-12599153-image-a-16_1696528462421.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Pole could be ruled out for up to a month, missing eight games, with a left ankle sprain<\/p>\n<p>Lewandowksi could miss La Liga games against Granada, Athletic Club, Real Sociedad and Alaves, as well as El Clasico and a Champions League double header against Shakhtar Donetsk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Catalans are without a direct replacement for the 35-year-old, however former Manchester City man Ferran Torres would be the likely deputy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Torres did score the only goal in the Champions League clash with Porto, but will have to be ready to shoulder the goalscoring burden.<\/p>\n<p>The Blaugrana are facing somewhat of an injury crisis up front already, with former Leeds winger Raphina also injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This leaves boss Xavi with just Torres, Joao Felix and 16-year-old wonderkid Lamine Yamal available for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12599153\/Barcelona-face-El-Clasico-eight-games-without-star-striker-Robert-Lewandowski-Poland-international-suffers-ankle-sprain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona could face El Clasico and their next eight games without star striker Robert Lewandowski after Poland international suffers ankle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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