Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowksi has been ruled out for four weeks after injuring his knee in the victory over Chelsea in London.
The Polish striker scored in Bayern’s 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League last-16 game between the sides.
He also set up former Arsenal star Serge Gnabry’s goals as Bayern were comfortable winners in Tuesday’s first leg match.
However, tests conducted by the German club doctor Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt on Lewandowski after his return from London revealed “a fracture of the tibia at his left-knee joint”, a statement on Bayern’s website said.
It continued: “After 10 days of being immobilised in plaster, build-up training will begin. The total downtime will be around four weeks.”
Chelsea visit the Allianz Arena on Tuesday, March 10 and face a big task if they are to turn the tie around and go through to the quarter-finals, although Lewandowski’s likely absence from the clash in Munich provides a boost for the Blues.
Lewandowski has scored 39 goals across all competitions for Bayern this campaign, bringing his tally for the Champions League this season to 11 with his effort – assisted by Alphonso Davies – against Chelsea on Tuesday.
Lewandowksi has one of the best goalscoring records in European football, the 31-year-old forward having recently moved past 400 goals in an outstanding club career.
He also recently revealed in an interview with The Guardian that he had almost joined Manchester United when he left Borussia Dortmund.
