In brief

• Robert Lewandowski has gone eight MLS matches without a goal for Chicago Fire.
• His last goal was on September 10 against Inter Miami, and he has six this season.
• Chicago secured a playoff place with a 3:2 win over Atlanta United, then drew 2:2 with Orlando City.
• Two regular-season games remain, starting with Colorado Rapids on November 1.

Eight games without a goal

Robert Lewandowski has not found the net in eight consecutive MLS matches for Chicago Fire (Godziny do meczu Lewandowskiego, nagle taki komunikat z USA. Z dumą ogłaszają – Interia Sport) (Trwa czarna seria Lewandowskiego. Licznik Polaka zatrzymał się na szóstce – Dziennik.pl) (Strzelecka niemoc Roberta Lewandowskiego. To już ósmy mecz bez gola – RMF24). Interia Sport describes it as his worst scoring run in almost 16 years. His last goal came on September 10, in a 1:1 draw with Inter Miami. He has six goals this season, all for Chicago after he joined the club in July.

Team wins without him

Chicago beat Atlanta United 3:2, which secured its place in the playoffs (Amerykanie tracą cierpliwość do Roberta Lewandowskiego? "Niepokojące" – Polskie Radio 24). In the following match, a 2:2 draw with Orlando City, Lewandowski again failed to score. Jonathan Bamba and Maren Haile-Selassie got the goals after Orlando had led 2:0 at halftime.

What comes next

Only two regular-season games remain. The first is against the Colorado Rapids, on Sunday, November 1, at 02:30 (Colorado Rapids - Chicago Fire. Gdzie oglądać mecz Major League Soccer? O której start? – SportoweFakty). Chicago's first playoff opponent is already set: Charlotte. Interia Sport notes that the Colorado game gives Lewandowski a chance to end his drought before the postseason.