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BARCELONA (AP) — Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has been diagnosed with muscle overload and all indications are that he missed the clásico against Real Madrid on Thursday in the Copa del Rey semifinals.
Lewandowski suffered a hamstring injury to his left thigh in leaders Barcelona’s 1-0 defeat at Almería on Sunday in the Spanish Premier League, a result that saw Madrid reduce the Catalan club’s lead to seven points .
Barcelona haven’t specified a time frame for the Polish striker’s return, other than that “he’s weak and his development will determine his availability.” It is assumed that he will not be able to play the first leg of the semi-finals of the cup tournament. at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
It will be the first of three classics to be played in a month. They will also meet in the second leg of the Spanish Cup and League semi-finals.
Madrid won their La Liga opener 1-0 in October, while Barcelona prevailed by the same scoreline in the Spanish Super Cup final in January.
The meringues come from a 1-1 draw at home to Atlético de Madrid for the championship.
Lewandowski is the top scorer in the League with 15 conquests. They have scored two goals in their last three games in all competitions.