Lewandowski injured, leaves camp for Germany

The 32-year old Polish captain will not feature against England in the World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday.

Lewandowski injured, leaves camp for Germany
Lewandowski celebrate goal

The Poland national team have ruled our Robert Lewandowski from Wednesday’s 2022 World Cup clash against England due to injury.

The forward suffered a knee injury and has returned to Germany to begin treatment following a scan which showed the extent of the hurt.

“Robert Lewandowski will not play in Wednesday's 2022 World Cup qualifying match against England in London due to an injury.

“Clinical and imaging studies have shown damage to the collateral ligament of the right knee.

“The short time remaining until the next match of the national team excludes the participation of the national team captain in this match.

“This would carry too much risk of aggravating the injury. This decision is the only right one, bearing in mind the upcoming EURO 2020 tournament.

“Treatment of this type of injury usually lasts from 5 to 10 days. Therefore, Robert Lewandowski will return to the club, where he will undergo further rehabilitation.”

England and Poland occupy first and second respectively in Group I and the two will be meeting on Wednesday at the Wembley Stadium for their third Group fixture on the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The captain of the Polish has an incredible record of 42 goals and eight assists in 36 games in all competitions at club level.