Bayern Munich's Poland striker Robert Lewandowski has been ruled out for four weeks after suffering a sprained ligament in his right knee, the German champions said on Tuesday.
Lewandowski sustained the injury in Poland's World Cup qualifying win over Andorra on Sunday, ruling him out of their match against England on Wednesday, and had scans on Monday.
Robert Lewandowski has suffered sprained ligaments in his right knee. The striker will be out for around four weeks. pic.twitter.com/aK7lPgso3g
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) March 30, 2021
His injury is a big blow to Bundesliga leaders Bayern who travel to second-placed RB Leipzig on Saturday. The injury will also rule him out of the reigning European champions' two Champions League quarterfinal legs against last year's runners-up Paris Saint-Germain, scheduled for April 7 and April 13. Bayern also look set to miss his services when they play third-placed VfL Wolfsburg in the league (April 17) and top-four chasing Bayer Leverkusen (April 20).
Lewandowski has been in sparkling form this season with 42 goals in all competitions, which includes 35 league goals. The 32-year-old was on track to break Gerd Müller's 1971-72 Bundesliga season record of 40 league goals in one campaign with eight games left.
Lewandowski, the 2020 FIFA World Player of the Year, climbed to second place in the Bundesliga all-time scorers list earlier this month when he moved up to 271 goals, behind only Müller and his astonishing 365-goal record.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris and Christian Radnedge)
