Barcelona and Inter Milan are set to renew their rivalry in the UEFA Champions League semifinals.
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The first leg will take place in Barcelona on Wednesday. Inter Milan’s charter flight is still scheduled to depart at 5 p.m. local time on Tuesday, following a large-scale blackout that temporarily brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill.
Inter arrives in Barcelona under difficult circumstances. The team has lost three straight matches without scoring a goal — something it hasn’t done in over 13 years.
However, one name that is missing from the team sheet is Barca’s striker Robert Lewandowski.
Why is Lewandowski not playing in Barcelona vs Inter Milan?
Lewandowski is not playing in the Champions League semifinal, Barcelona vs Inter Milan because he is ruled out with a hamstring injury. The Polish forward pulled his hamstring in a 4-3 win over Celta Vigo on April 18.
“Tests carried out this Sunday have confirmed that first-team player Robert Lewandowski has an injury to the semitendinosus muscle in his left thigh,” Barca said in a statement.
“His return to team training will depend on how the injury progresses.”
However, he could not be ready on time.
