Overview

• Barcelona’s medical team plans for Lewandowski to resume group training next week with a final evaluation scheduled on Friday before the Levante fixture.
• If he avoids further setbacks, the Polish striker will be available for the Valencian trip, reversing earlier suggestions that he would miss the Levante match.
• The forward missed Barcelona’s LaLiga opener against Mallorca after sustaining a thigh injury prior to the Joan Gamper Trophy.
• Lewandowski scored 42 goals across all competitions last season and remains the leading candidate to start once he receives medical clearance.
• His return will intensify competition for the number nine role alongside Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford and influence Hansi Flick’s early-season attack strategy.