Injured Barcelona superstar has already put himself under Hansi Flick’s command as he looks to feature next week against Inter Milan | OneFootball

FC Barcelona were able to salvage a 3-3 draw in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final clash against Inter Milan last night despite being without several of their key players.

However, the Catalans can receive several reinforcements for the second leg of this tie, scheduled to take place in a week’s time.

Alejandro Balde was already expected to be ready for this tie, and can get some minutes in the upcoming La Liga game against Real Valladolid as well.

Robert Lewandowski wants to play against Inter Milan

Meanwhile, Robert Lewandowski’s participation in this game was more doubtful. However, according to SPORT, the Polish striker is already in the last phase of his recovery and is willing to take a risk to play in this game to help his side advance to the final of the competition.

For now, the Pole has put himself under Hansi Flick’s orders, and it depends on the German coach to assess his situation and then decide whether or how much he should play on Tuesday or not.

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski. [Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images]

Early return from injury

Lewandowski had suffered an injury on April 19th, in the match against Celta Vigo, and it was already known that he would miss the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid and also the first leg against Inter Milan.

Barcelona were looking forward to having him back in action for the upcoming La Liga El Clasico on May 11th. However, for now, it looks like he will return to action earlier than expected, as he is not feeling any pain in the affected area.

Robert Lewandowski is currently looking highly likely to be called up for this second leg against Inter, but it remains to be seen how many minutes he will get, as Hansi Flick and his staff are quite cautious when bringing players back from injuries.