Barcelona have Robert Lewandowski again for Tuesday night’s Champions League semi-final 2nd leg versus Inter Milan.
A hamstring damage suffered within the 4-3 sway Celta Vigo has really seen Barca’s main marker miss out on the final 4 video video games all through all opponents – consisting of lately’s thrilling 3-3 very first leg draw.
Lewandowski educated with the crew on Sunday and after being supplied the all-clear to return to exercise, he was consisted of within the 23-man crew that took a visit to Milan on Monday for the large online game.
That said, the expert demonstrator will definitely want to decide on a place on the bench as Barcelona employer Hansi Flick moreover has one eye on Sunday’s El Clasico versus Real Madrid which is a part that may be a LaLiga title decider.
“I think it might be better for Robert Lewandowski to start on the bench after his injury, but he’s ready,” Flick said within the pre-match interview.
“We will see if he can start vs Real Madrid.”
Wojciech Szczesny will definitely start in goal as Marc-Andre ter Stegen has really not been known as within the crew no matter making his return to exercise within the 2-1 sway Real Valladolid on the weekend break.
In entrance of Szczesny won’t be Barcelona’s first-choice full-backs as Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde lose out with damage. This implies Eric Garcia and Gerard Martin are most definitely to deputise at right-back and left-back particularly.
Frenkie de Jong and Pedri are anticipated to start after enjoying a fifty % every on the weekend break, while Dani Olmo is readied to get well the quantity 10 perform no matter Fermin Lopez racking up the victor versus Valladolid.
In assault, Raphinha and the in-form Lamine Yamal are readied to start to start on the flanks with Ferran Torres main the road as soon as extra as he goals to duplicate his heroics from the Copa del Rey final 2nd leg.
Predicted Barcelona XI: Szczesny; Eric, Cubarsi, Martinez, Martin; Pedri, de Jong; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Ferran
Injured: Balde, Kounde, Bernal, Casado
Time and day: 8pm BST on Tuesday May 6, 2025
How to view: Amazon Prime Video
Venue: San Siro
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
