Lewandowski against Bayern

THE 'LAW OF THE EX' WAS NOT FULFILLED

Lewandowski was human for the first time in the last six games

Published New:14/09/2022 - 08:57h

Updated New:14/09/2022 - 11:35h

Barcelona fell again against Bayern Munich in a match whose main attraction was the return of Robert Lewandowski to the Allianz Arena. The 'killer' had his chances, but couldn't beat Manuel Neuer's goal

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All the looks were on Robert Lewandowski and his return to the Allianz Sand. The attacker happened eight seasons in the Bayern Munich and this Tuesday was the big appeal of the second day of the Champions League, in a duel where the Germans and the FC Barcelona contested the first square of the group C. His recibimiento was absent of boos and the fans surrendered in applauses from the moment in that it went in to heat with the Barcelona T-shirt.

After a respectful embrace with his excompañeros, the Pole go in in dynamics of party and looked for to keep the good series goleadora that carried: nine goals in the last five parties. Had several options to beat the arch of Manuel Neuer in the first-half, being the clearest a finish that it elevated above the crossbar after a centre to Gavi to the 17' minutes.

The advanced culé was notorious in the first part and to the 20' would go back the danger with a head butt of the '9' that the guardameta Teutonic frenaria. To 15' of the end, after a long 'galloped', could not enable to Gavi in an opportunity that could be determinant to break the (0-0) partial. Already before the referee gave by culminated the first part, Noussair Mazraoui would block a shot of the ariete that would finish leaving to the shot of corner.

In the complement also was leading but with fewer occasions. Dayot Upamecano Diverted him a shot to the 66', whereas to the 78' was Lucas Hernández (author of the first goal of the venues) the one who committed him a dangerous fault that the own 'Lewy' would crash in the barrier. Finally, in the aggregated time, was near to concretise a finish but the good coverage of the saga did not allow him strike the spherical. The 'curse' of the Barça in front of the Bayern continues and Lewandowski, for the first time in the last five parties, went back to human being.

Indisputable headline

In spite of his 34 years, the performance of the ex Borussia Dortmund keeps on being stellar. It contested the 90' minutes of the party and finished in seven opportunities, two to the arch, two was and other three that they were diverted by the defence. Also it showed that the diagram of Xavi Hernández is benefiting him in the distribution of balloon, with 46 touch and 77% of effectiveness in the passes.