Bayern dealt blow as Lewandowski suffers knee injury
Bayern Munich have confirmed Robert Lewandowski will be sidelined for a month after suffering a knee injury against Chelsea.
The striker played the entire game as he helped the Bundesliga club ease to a 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie.
After setting up two goals for Serge Gnabry in the space of three second-half minutes, Lewandowski added the third for Bayern.
His tap-in finish lifted his tally to 11 in six Champions League appearances this season, though the Poland international will now be sidelined for the return fixture against the Blues in Bavaria.
@lewy_official has been ruled out for four weeks after suffering a knee injury against @ChelseaFC yesterday. #ComeBackStronger, Lewy! pic.twitter.com/rzRSdUHZKf
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) February 26, 2020
Following an examination on Wednesday, Lewandowski has been diagnosed with a fracture of the tibia in his left leg, meaning a short spell in plaster before he begins rehabilitation work.
"Robert Lewandowski suffered a fracture of the tibia at the left knee joint in Bayern's 3-0 win at Chelsea yesterday," the club said.
"This was the result of an in-depth examination by Bavaria doctor Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt after returning from London this Wednesday.
"After 10 days of immobilisation in a cast, he will start rehab. The striker will be out for around four weeks."