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Lewandowski was set to miss the match after the Spanish soccer
federation (RFEF) banned the Poland international for three
games following his sending off in Barcelona's 2-1 win at
Osasuna in November.
The 34-year-old was shown a yellow card for dragging back Nacho
Vidal in the 11th minute and 20 minutes later received his
second after appearing to elbow David Garcia in the face.
According to the RFEF Officiating Committee, Lewandowski was
given a three-game ban due to a gesture towards the official
after he was shown the red card that was of "contemptuous
attitude towards the referees".
Last month, Barcelona said they would appeal the ban. According
to reports in Spanish media, their appeal was rejected by the
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) earlier this month.
"The dispute settlement court in Madrid issued a precautionary
measure against the suspension imposed by the court of
arbitration for sport, meaning the Polish international will be
able to line up against Espanyol," Barcelona said in a
statement.
Barcelona, who have a two-point lead over Real Madrid at the top
of the table after 14 games, host city rivals Espanyol on
Saturday.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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