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– Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski will serve a three-match ban after Spain’s sports court upheld the punishment.
– Lewandowski was sent off at Osasuna before the World Cup break in November.
– His ban was suspended by another court in Madrid last week, which allowed the Poland international to play in the 1-1 draw with Espanyol on Saturday.
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– But the 34-year-old forward will now miss La Liga games against Atletico Madrid, Getafe and Girona.
– Lewandowski was shown two yellow cards, the second for an elbow to David Garcia’s face, in the 2-1 victory against Osasuna.
– The Spanish football association added an extra two games to his automatic one-match ban because of a gesture showing a “contemptuous attitude towards the referees”.
– Espanyol were angered by the court decision that allowed Lewandowski to face them and their president and board refused to attend the match against Barcelona.
