Referee Mario Melero Lopez talks with Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Celta de Vigo at the Lluis Companys Olympic stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski walks on the pitch ahead of the Spanish Copa del Rey final soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at Estadio de La Cartuja stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski reacts during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Celta de Vigo at the Lluis Companys Olympic stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski lifts the trophy after winning the Spanish Copa del Rey final soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at Estadio de La Cartuja stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Lewandowski back to Barcelona squad for 2nd leg against Inter Milan in the Champions League
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) 鈥 Barcelona is getting a boost in attack with the return of Robert Lewandowski ahead of Tuesday’s second leg against Inter Milan in the Champions League.
Referee Mario Melero Lopez talks with Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Celta de Vigo at the Lluis Companys Olympic stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) 鈥 Barcelona is getting a boost in attack with the return of Robert Lewandowski ahead of Tuesday’s second leg against Inter Milan in the Champions League.
Lewandowski was included in the squad on Monday after being sidelined for about two weeks because of a left thigh injury.
The striker missed four games, including last week’s thrilling first leg against Inter in Barcelona, when the teams .
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The Polish striker in a Spanish league match against Celta Vigo on April 19.
鈥淎fter two weeks working on his recovery and training with the squad on Sunday, he has been given the all clear to return to action,鈥 Barcelona said.
The 36-year-old Lewandowski is having one of his best seasons with Barcelona, having scored 40 goals in total, including 11 in the Champions League. He leads the Spanish league with 25 goals, one more than Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbapp茅.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick rested nearly all of his regular starters in the team’s in the Spanish league on Saturday. With four games each remaining, Barcelona has a four-point lead over Madrid ahead of next Sunday’s 鈥渃lasico鈥 between the rival teams.
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