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Injury is one major sad incidents that no player would wished to experience specifically when in good shape. Barcelona got hit this time, injury finally moved in the direction of Robert Lewandowski who's the top striker for the team, his absence in games will affects them majorly because he's always available to net goals for the team. Perhaps he have solid replacement, with the presence of the new player João Félix, this is his prime to exhibits the very best performance, proof to the fans about his incredible qualities and also enhancing the frontlines of the Blaugrana.
previously I said that dont worry too much, it looks like Lewandowski is not too serious and Xavi will give this player more rest to really recover completely and at least 2 or 3 matches. even if Lewandowski is injured, there are still many other players who are able to replace Lewandowski, even Felix is also able to replace him and with Torres being able to maintain the quality of Barcelona performance.
In the upcoming match, it looks like Lewandowski will not be able to appear and will prefer to heal his injury, but Xavi already has a plan to beat Granada.
As announced by Barcelona, that tests carried out on the problem of one of its star players, revealed that Lewandowski had a left ankle injury. "He is absent and his recovery will determine his availability. At the same time, Barcelona did not provide a time frame regarding Lewandowski's potential return. However, given the nature of his injury, it is likely that Lewandowski will be out for around a month. Which means, Lewa will be absent for the visit to Santiago Bernabeu on the 28th next October. It would be a shame if he had to miss several of his matches with Barcelona. His presence on the field really gives meaning and contribution to the team. Not infrequently, he also appears and organizes his teammates when his team experiences problems in scoring goals.
To be honest, I'm not worried about the match against Granada, Atheletic, even the matchday 3 match against Shakhtar in the Champions League group phase. But against Madrid, it's a crucial match that they have to win. Lewandowski's absence could affect when Barcelona plays a crucial match, especially El Clasico.
As for Raphinha, I have no information regarding his injury. maybe, if he has recovered from his injury. However, for De Jong, he is scheduled to return on October 18. As for Pedri, he is a little longer than De Jong, who is scheduled to return on October 24 from his hamstring injury. Fortunately, these players only have a few weeks left to return to the field. However, Xavi inevitably has to maximize his team's squad. Luckily, Felix and Torres were able to switch positions. These two players can rotate with each other when playing the match later. So, we will see what strategy Xavi will apply later. Well, to find out more, there is no other way than to follow every development.