Lewandowski's right shoulder has not heeled in time to face Real Madrid on Wednesday night. - © © gettyimages / Lennart Preiss
Lewandowski's right shoulder has not heeled in time to face Real Madrid on Wednesday night. - © © gettyimages / Lennart Preiss

Lewandowski to miss Bayern Munich's Champions League clash with Real Madrid

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Bayern Munich will have to do without the services of their top-scorer Robert Lewandowski for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie with Real Madrid on Wednesday.

The Pole, who with seven goals is joint third top-scorer in the Champions League this season, together with Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, has not recovered from the right shoulder injury he sustained in Saturday's Der Klassiker win over Dortmund.

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The 28-year-old was unable to train more than 20 minutes on Tuesday and Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti said he would decide on his involvement after a fitness test on Wednesday. That was performed prior to Bayern's departure for the Allianz Arena, and the result was negative with the Pole left out of the matchday squad.

Thomas Müller will take his place and lead the Bayern line, with Ancelotti confident the Germany international will deliver the goods. "Whether Lewandowski plays or not won't affect our strategy or our confidence for the game," he said pre-match.

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