Lewandowski was overburdened not injured – Heynckes

Jupp Heynckes explained that Robert Lewandowski was omitted from Bayern Munich's win over Celtic due to an "overburdening", not injury, and is motivated to face Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker.

Lewandowski recently spoke of the difficulty of leading the line in three competitions, with Bayern lacking a recognised back-up striker to Poland's record goalscorer.

Bayern boss Heynckes consequently omitted Lewandowski from the squad that won 2-1 at Parkhead in the Champions League in midweek, although he later stated his belief that Lewandowski would be fit to face his former club.

That was a stance Heynckes reiterated at his pre-match media briefing, insisting that he was merely protecting Lewandowski from the threat of injury.

"He has not sustained an injury, but an overburdening," Heynckes said.