Robert Lewandowski returns to Bayern Munich training following knee injury
Robert Lewandowski returned to training for Bayern Munich on Monday, two weeks after damaging ligaments in his right knee whilst on international duty with Poland.
The 32-year-old completed sprints during an individual session at the club’s Säbener Straße training complex on 12 April, before resuming training with the ball towards the end of the week.
Lewandowski scored twice in his country’s 3-0 win over Andorra in Group I of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying on 28 March, but was then taken off after 63 minutes.
The 2020 FIFA Men’s Best Player was subsequently ruled out for around a month, and has already missed games against RB Leipzig, Paris Saint-Germain, Union Berlin and Wolfsburg.
Head coach Hansi Flick isn't planning on Lewandowski's involvement against Bayer Leverkusen in midweek, but could welcome him back for the trip to Mainz on 24 April.
Watch: What Bayern Munich have been missing in Robert Lewandowski
Lewandowski has scored an incredible 35 goals in 25 league matches so far in 2020/21, and had been firmly on course to smash Gerd Müller’s second-season league record of 40 goals from the 1971/72 campaign.
The Bundesliga’s record non-German scorer also leads the race for the European Golden Boot, ahead of Juventus’s Cristiano Ronaldo (25), Eintracht Frankfurt’s Andre Silva (23), Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (23) and Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland (21).
All told, Lewandowski has rattled off 42 goals in 36 competitive games for Bayern in 2020/21. He struck 55 times in 47 outings last term as Bayern won a continental treble.
Related news
What can be confirmed this matchday?
Find out what can be decided on Matchday 31, with plenty still to play for after Bayer Leverkusen's title triumph...
Could the Bundesliga win extra Champions League spot(s)?
The fifth-placed team in the 2023/24 Bundesliga might be in line for a bonus spot in the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League. And maybe even sixth...
How does Leverkusen's undefeated run compare?
Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen have gone 45 games undefeated across all competitions, but do they have the league record? And what other teams have come close?