Lewandowski started for the Catalan club in Saturday’s league match in Valencia and scored a 1-0 win with a set piece goal. He scored for the thirteenth time this season in the Spanish top flight and leads the Gunners’ rankings. After joining from Bayern Munich in the summer, the Polish international has scored 18 goals for Barcelona in 17 competitive matches this year. In the opening match against Viktoria at Camp Nou, Lewandowski contributed a hat-trick to a big 5-1 win.
The Catalan giants will also miss other players due to injury, after two stoppers Jules Koundé and Eric García were added to the list in the last game. Barcelona will also have to do without captain Sergio Busquets, who is serving a suspension for three yellow cards. Unlike Lewandowski, the 21-member nomination for the duel with Pilsen includes other stars, midfielders Pedri and Gavi, goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen and striker Ousmane Dembélé.
Neither Pilsen nor Barcelona can improve their ranking in Tuesday’s match. Viktoria is pointless after five rounds and will finish last in the group, Barcelona will occupy third place, which means participation in the spring elimination battles of the less prestigious Europa League.
