Top striker Robert Lewandowski will miss FC Bayern Munich for around a month with a ligament stretch in his knee. The longer compulsory break is not only painful for the goals of the club before the season finale, but also for the attacker’s personal record hunt. With 35 Bundesliga goals in 25 games, the 32-year-old is well on the way to cracking Gerd Müller’s age-old record and scoring 40 goals in one season. And Lewandowski is now missing on Europe’s stage in the competition with Paris Saint-Germain and their superstars Neymar and Kylian Mbappé in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
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The fans on the net reacted in shock to the injury to the Pole, who last failed at the end of February 2020 with a shin injury for three games. Many users see the season goals of Munich – especially in the premier class – in danger. “Lewandowski’s failure at this point can cost Bayern the season. I don’t know if you have the fault tolerance against PSG to do without him”, writes a user on Twitter. The fact that it will now be difficult for the Pole to break the “all time” record set by record striker Gerd Müller is also the consensus on the Internet. “The Müller curse strikes at Lewandowski”, said one user. Some consider the injury in an international match to be simply unnecessary.
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The hope for a quick recovery remains
Fans who stick with Bayern, however, do not give up hope and squint for a quick return of the Pole. “We all know Lewy. With him I hope and I can imagine that he will be back sooner than I thought”, a FCB supporter exudes optimism. For others, however, “the championship will still be exciting.” As early as next Saturday, the top Bundesliga leaders could move closer together. In the top game against RB Leipzig (6.30 p.m., Sky) the German record champions want to defend their four-point lead – without their best goal-getter.
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