Bayern Munich's Champions League hopes suffered a major blow on Wednesday when it was confirmed star winger Arjen Robben will miss the rest of the season with a calf problem while striker Robert Lewandowski is also facing a spell on the sidelines.
Both players were injured during Bayern's DFB-Pokal penalty shoot-out defeat to Borussia Dortmund - Robben limping off just 16 minutes into a comeback from an abdominal injury which kept him out for five weeks while Lewandowski sustained a broken jaw and nose after being clattered by visiting goalkeeper Mitch Langerak.
Bayern boss Pep Guardiola confirmed after the final whistle that Robben had suffered a calf injury and his worst fears were confirmed following the Dutchman's visit to Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt on Wednesday morning. Arjen #Robben has a tear in his left calf muscle. His season is over.
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) April 29, 2015Lewandowski suffered his injury deep into extra-time when he was caught by Langerak's hand in an aerial challenge. He managed to complete the 120 minutes - Bayern had already used their three substitutions - but appeared groggy and played little part in the action. He was also not considered for the shoot-out which Dortmund won following misses from Philipp Lahm, Xabi Alonso, Mario Gotze and Manuel Neuer. He returned for further tests on Wednesday after which more bad news was delivered. Robert #Lewandowski has broken his upper jaw and his nose. He also has a concussion. It doesn't get much worse than that.
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) April 29, 2015The Poland striker remains optimistic he will be able to face Barca - although if passed fit he will likely require the use of a face mask.
Its a few more days till the match at Camp Nou, i really hope i will be able to play! — Robert Lewandowski (@lewy_official) April 29, 2015Positive news was in short supply for Guardiola on Wednesday although he will be boosted by the fact midfielder Thiago Alcantara did not sustain a more serious injury after limping off in the second half while Bayern are also confident winger Franck Ribery will be available for the Barca game after making progress in his recovery from an ankle injury.
