Playing without Lewandowski shouldn't be a drama.

BarcelonaRobert Lewandowski's 100th goal for Barça is a long time coming. The Polish striker He could have scored against Celta, a match in which he raised alarm bells after requesting a substitution with the game tied at 3-3. The former Bayern and Borussia Dortmund player noticed a twitch in his hamstring and requested a substitution. He didn't want to play with fire, aware that in a week they have to play the Cup final against Real Madrid. And then, the Champions League.

This morning he underwent medical tests at the Sports City and the club announced that the player has an injury to the semitendinosus muscle in his left thigh. "His return to playing with the team will be decided based on his progress," the statement reads, referring to an injury that could keep him off the pitch for two to three weeks. He will not be able to play in next Saturday's Cup final.

The experienced 36-year-old striker had barely missed a game this season. The club says he's taking care of every detail of his nutrition and training to stay strong, but ultimately his match load has meant that, for the time being, he's definitely out for Mallorca's visit to Montjuïc this Tuesday. "We've played a lot, we have a lot of games, and maybe people are a little tired," said his teammate Ferran Torres about this run of matches that has led to some injuries.

In fact, before hosting Celta Vigo, Barça issued a statement complaining about the schedule, as Hansi Flick had previously done publicly. The German coach understands that in other countries, league schedules are modified to rest teams still in international competition, something that doesn't usually happen in Spain.

Five goals per game without the Pole

For this reason, the German coach has been resting players like Pedri, a substitute in Dortmund, and Lamine Yamal, who didn't start against Celta. Lewandowski did play in these matches and was injured. His teammates finished the job. Curiously, he had only been rested in La Liga against Mallorca, in a 5-1 thrashing. That means he will have missed both games against Jagoba Arrasate's men. In other words, five goals have been scored in the three games without him. Lewandowski was also a substitute in the 7-1 thrashing of Valencia. Lewandowski has scored 3 goals in the Champions League, 3 in the Copa del Rey, and 1 in the Super Cup. He is surrounded by players who allow Flick's Barça to be a goal-scoring machine. Europe, 1 in the Cup and 2 in the Super Cup), Lamine Yamal 14 (6 in the League, 4 in Europe, 2 in the Cup and 2 in the Super Cup) and Ferran Torres 16 (9 in the League, 2 in Europe and 5 in the Cup)

The Valencian, in fact, in fact himself seems one step away from being a starter next Saturday in the final of the Cartuja. in which we will have to see who starts in the attack.