Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski says the three-match ban he was given for a pink card in opposition to Osasuna is unnecessarily lengthy.
- Lewandowski despatched off in opposition to Osasuna
- Banned for 3 matches
- Striker says ban is “too lengthy”
WHAT HAPPENED? The striker was despatched off for 2 yellow playing cards in his aspect’s La Liga conflict this month, with the disciplinary board confirming he was banned for 3 video games partly due to a gesture he made as he went off. Lewandowski, although, feels onerous finished by and insists the gesture he made was geared toward Barca coach Xavi.
WHAT THEY SAID: “An extreme sanction, too extreme. It is too lengthy,” he instructed reporters on Friday. “However [the gesture] wasn’t for him, it was for the coach, everybody is aware of it, as a result of it was in his course and never the referee.”
The Poland star has denied solutions that he was given such a protracted suspension to weaken Barca forward of essential video games, including: “I do not suppose that the Committee in Madrid has sanctioned me with extra video games as a result of they’re vital matches for Barcelona, in opposition to Espanyol and Atletico, I merely suppose it’s too excessive.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Barca have appealed in opposition to the suspension so the 34-year-old may see his ban diminished earlier than his aspect return to La Liga motion on December 31.
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WHAT NEXT FOR LEWANDOWSKI? The striker will compete on the World Cup in Qatar with Poland this 12 months, beginning the marketing campaign with a sport in opposition to Mexico on November 22.