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Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski misses Celtic game

Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski
Image: Robert Lewandowski has not travelled to Glasgow with the Bayern squad

Celtic will not face Robert Lewandowski when they take on Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

Bayern confirmed on their official website that the Poland striker had not travelled to Glasgow with his team-mates for the Champions League encounter at Celtic Park.

Lewandowski went off with a thigh injury as Bayern beat Leipzig at the weekend and Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes is taking no risks ahead of Saturday's trip to face Borussia Dortmund.

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Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: "If we had played against Real Madrid, he might have gone.

"The coach does not want to risk anything as Saturday's game, which is very important for us, is in the back of his mind."

SHENZHEN, CHINA - JULY 22:  Frank Kessi of AC Milan competes for the ball with Kingsley Coman of FC Bayern during the 2017 International Champions Cup Chin
Image: Kingsley Coman (right) has been included despite missing the win over Leipzig

Kingsley Coman has travelled after the France winger missed Saturday's 2-0 Bundesliga victory with a knee injury.

With Lewandowski's replacement on Saturday, striker Kwasi Okyere Wriedt, not registered for the Champions League, Bayern have included under-19 forward Manuel Wintzheimer in their squad.

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