{"id":24870,"date":"2026-03-04T20:50:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/lewandowski-trains-while-wearing-a-mask\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:50:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:50:30","slug":"lewandowski-trains-while-wearing-a-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/lewandowski-trains-while-wearing-a-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewandowski trains while wearing a mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">Robert Lewandowski was the main novelty on Wednesday in the training session held by Barcelona at Ciudad Deportiva. Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez could be available for Saturday&#8217;s match against Athletic Club, as the striker trained wearing a protective mask.<\/p>\n<p>The Polish international was traumatized in the match against Villarreal. As a result of the examination, he was diagnosed with a fracture inside the orbit of his left eye. The injury means he will miss Tuesday&#8217;s game against Atletico Madrid. But on Wednesday he started work wearing a protective mask, which he will have to wear for the next few days.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to Lewandowski, Rooney, Rashford, Szczesny, Kochen, Araujo, Erik, Casado, Gabi, Tommy, Xavi Esparto and Patricio Pacifico also played on the pitch. The remaining players remained in the gym.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image ue-c-article--media-icon-m-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue-c-article__image\" src=\"https:\/\/e01-xlk-ue-marca.uecdn.es\/uploads\/2026\/03\/04\/69a837d884b89.jpeg\" alt=\"Lewandowski trains while wearing a mask\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The forward becomes the second Barcelona player to have to wear a mask this season. Eric Garcia also wore a protector for several months after sustaining a broken nose in a match against Club Brugge in November 2022.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/barcelona\/2026\/03\/04\/69a852d3e2704e2a248b457b.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Lewandowski was the main novelty on Wednesday in the training session held by Barcelona at Ciudad Deportiva. Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez could be available for Saturday&#8217;s match against Athletic Club, as the striker trained wearing a protective mask. The Polish international was traumatized in the match against Villarreal. 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