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Injury to Robert Lewandowski suggests that he will likely miss the match against Real Madrid. This has inflicted a serious blow to Barcelona. The Catalans’ most recent match against FC Porto resulted in the ankle injury to the Polish striker.
According to reports from Sport writer Toni Juanmarti, Lewandowski’s injury is far more serious than initially thought. He says the forward will not play in the coming El Clasico.
Ferran Torres, Lewandowski’s replacement, scored the game-winning goal as Barcelona defeated Porto 1-0. However, playing the crucial match against Real Madrid without the striker might cost Barca dearly.
After eight game weeks, there is only one point separating the two Spanish heavyweights at the top. Despite the fact that it is still early in the season, this match will be important since the victorious team may gain a lot of momentum moving ahead.
Real Madrid overcame Napoli 3-2 in a thrilling match, giving both Barcelona and Real Madrid victories during their Champions League matches. The confidence of Carlo Ancelotti’s team will be high going into this game alongside Jude Bellingham in scorching form.
It will be fascinating to watch whether Xavi Hernandez along with his group handle losing their star scorer.
In the second round of Champions League play, only four of the 32 clubs have yet to lose a point. Only four teams in the competition—Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City—have not yet lost a single point.
Los Blancos battled hard to earn their two victories, overcoming Union Berlin 1-0 prior to upsetting Napoli 3-2 in a thrilling match. Barca has also continued to keep clean sheets, thrashing Royal Antwerp 5-0 and then just edging off Porto 1-0.
Bayern has undoubtedly played in the hardest matches, beating Manchester United 4-3 and then holding off FC Copenhagen 2-1 with a late comeback. The Bavarian club would be hoping to make it 3 wins out of three in their next gameweek clash against Galatasaray.
