After FC Barcelona's victory this Saturday (August 16) against RCD Mallorca at Son Moix, good news continues to arrive for the Blaugrana team. And the recovery of Robert Lewandowski is progressing better than expected.
In fact, the Polish goalscorer took part in part of Sunday's training session with his teammates, thus indicating that his return is closer. It should be remembered that 'Lewy' suffered some discomfort in the biceps femoris of his left leg.
After this, it was expected that the center forward would miss the first three matches of LaLiga 2025/26, corresponding to the visits to the Vermilion team, Levante and Rayo Vallecano.
The physical inconveniences prevented the native of Warsaw from being on the field against Mallorca and against Como 1907 in the celebration of the Joan Gamper Trophy.
Lewandowski aims for J2 of LaLiga
In this context, it is expected that 'Lewan' will be ready for the commitment corresponding to J2 of the domestic competition, which will be against the 'Levantinista' team, according to recent information.
Of course, the club is cautiously managing the attacker's recovery, as it is considered that he will not be risked and his sensations will end up marking a possible return sooner than expected.
In relation to the commitment against Levante, coach Hansi Flick granted his players this Monday as a free day. The team will resume activity on Tuesday at the Joan Gamper Sports City, where they will begin preparations for the second matchday of LaLiga.
The Blaugrana will visit the 'Granota' team next Saturday, August 23, in what is expected to be Lewandowski's return to the center of the attack, although the most likely thing is that, if he enters the squad, he will be on the bench and only play a few minutes.
The fight for the '9' ignites between Lewandowski and Ferran Torres
Although Robert, due to hierarchy and what he did last season (42 goals in 52 games), is the owner of the center of the attack, Ferran Torres played a great game against Mallorca, being responsible for the second goal of the match, thus igniting the fight for the '9'. In addition, the 'Shark' scored 19 goals in 45 games last season, being Lewandowski's revulsive.
The German coach is surely the one who is most happy with this scenario in the squad. Now, with the possible return of Lewandowski sooner than expected, he will have two players living a great present to fully face the start of the season.
To these two options for the '9' demarcation, Marcus Rashford can also be added, although, in principle, his incorporation was made to fight for the left wing with Raphinha and thus keep the competition alive in each position, but it is still a valid option for the technical director.