La Liga leaders mentioned on Friday that striker Robert Lewandowski could be accessible for Barcelona’s match towards Espanyol.
Lewandowski was set to overlook the match after the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) banned the Poland worldwide for 3 matches following Barcelona’s 2-1 win at Osasuna in November. The 34-year-old was proven a yellow card within the eleventh minute for flattening Nacho Vidal and obtained a second card 20 minutes later after elbowing David Garcia within the face.
According to the RFEF officiating committee, Lewandowski was handed a three-game ban for pointing on the official after being proven the crimson card which was a “contemptuous attitude towards the referee”.
Last month, Barcelona mentioned they’d attraction the ban. His attraction was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) earlier this month, based on experiences within the Spanish media.
“The Disputes Settlement Court in Madrid has issued a precautionary measure against the suspension imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, meaning the Polish international will be able to stand against Espanyol,” Barcelona mentioned in a press release.
Barcelona, ​​which has a two-point lead over Real Madrid on the prime of the desk after 14 matches, will host metropolis rivals Espanyol on Saturday.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
