MADRID: Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has suffered a torn thigh muscle, the club said on Tuesday, with the Poland captain facing a spell on the sidelines that could rule him out of next week’s LaLiga clash against Real Madrid.
The 37-year-old played the full 90 minutes and scored a goal in Poland’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Lithuania on Sunday.
“Lewandowski has a muscle injury in the biceps femoris of the left thigh. His recovery time will depend on how the injury evolves,” Barcelona said in a statement.
Spanish media reported that Lewandowski is expected to be out for four to six weeks, making him a doubt for the Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu on October 26.
Lewandowski joined a growing list of absentees for coach Hansi Flick, with Raphinha, Gavi and Dani Olmo also sidelined, while goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is still recovering from back surgery.
Barca could, however, be boosted by the returns of Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez, who are expected to be available after the international break.
Barcelona’s Lewandowski suffers thigh injury
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Barcelona’s Lewandowski suffers thigh injury
- “Lewandowski has a muscle injury in the biceps femoris of the left thigh,” Barcelona said
- Spanish media reported that Lewandowski is expected to be out for four to six weeks
Rory McIlroy wins seventh Race to Dubai title
- McIlroy moved past the legendary Spaniard Seve Ballesteros
- He is now one closer to Colin Montgomerie’s all-time record of eight Order of Merit titles
DUBAI: Rory McIlroy was on Sunday crowned the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai champion for a seventh year, and four seasons in a row, but the world No.2 lost the $10 million Tour Championship to England’s Matt Fitzpatrick in the first playoff hole when he found the water with his tee shot.
At the Earth course of Jumeirah Golf Estates on Sunday, Fitzpatrick (66) made a birdie on the 72nd hole of regulation play to set the mark at 18-under par.
A few minutes later, McIlroy sensationally eagled the same hole after a brilliant second shot to 16 feet.
Four players — England’s Tommy Fleetwood (67) and Laurie Canter (67), Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg (66) and Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (68) — were tied third at 17-under par total.
McIlroy moved past the legendary Spaniard Seve Ballesteros and is now one closer to Colin Montgomerie’s all-time record of eight Order of Merit titles.
It is Fitzpatrick’s third DP World Tour Championship title (2016 and 2020) and a 10th DP World Tour victory in 195 starts. The win is projected to lift him to No24 on the Official World Golf Ranking.
