{"id":920,"date":"2022-09-13T12:29:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T12:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=920"},"modified":"2022-09-13T15:16:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T15:16:27","slug":"lewandowski-back-so-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/lewandowski-back-so-soon","title":{"rendered":"Bayern beware! Lewandowski returns with Barca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matchweek 2 of the UEFA Champions League is upon us and the feature match on Tuesday sees Bayern Munich tackle FC Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>These two European giants have met a handful of times in years gone by, most recently in last year\u2019s Champions League group stage as Bayern beat Barca, <em>3-0<\/em>, both home and away. Prior to that the two sides faced off in the quarter-finals two years ago when the Bavarians demolished La Blaugrana by eight goals to two.<\/p>\n<p>They also played one another in the 2012\/13 semifinals \u2013 when Bayern won <em>7-0<\/em> on aggregate on their way to capturing a fifth European cup \u2013 before Barca returned the favour two years later en route to winning a fourth UCL title.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say Barcelona have undergone a substantial rebuild over the past year and one of their most pivotal additions has been ex-Bayern talisman Robert Lewandowski. The 34-year-old has hit the ground running since signing at the Camp Nou this summer, netting nine goals in his first six appearances for the Catalans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">6 &#8211; Robert Lewandowski ?? has scored 6 goals in 5 games in LaLiga, making him the fastest player to reach that figure in the competition in the 21st century (Andr\u00e9 Silva ?? scored 6 goals in his first 6 games for Sevilla in 2018). Unstoppable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L8P68RCjRw\">pic.twitter.com\/L8P68RCjRw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OptaJose (@OptaJose) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OptaJose\/status\/1568663561794109441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lewandowski bagged three goals in Barca&#8217;s Champions League opener against Viktoria Plzen last week and in doing so he became the first player to score a Champions League hat-trick with three different clubs, as well as the oldest player to score on European debut with Barcelona \u2013 aged 34 years &amp; 17 days.<\/p>\n<p>Besides in the <em>5-1<\/em> victory over Plzen, Lewa has also been firing in the goals domestically with six strikes in his first five matches in LaLiga. Up until now the forward is averaging a goal every 52 minutes in a Barcelona jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Lewandowski returns to his old stomping ground and his influence could be telling. His presence alone means this evening&#8217;s fixture may not be as one-sided as the last three meetings between Bayern and Barca were. The Bundesliga champions look a totally different side without the prolific Polish striker, and they currently sit 3rd in the league table having taken only three wins from their opening six matches.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-923\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewan-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lewandowski has been firing on all cylinders for Barca. (Photo by Pedro Salado\/Quality Sport Images\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his eight years at Bayern, Lewandowski scored a mega 344 goals in 375 games, including 69 goals in 75 appearances in the Champions League, averaging a goal every 92 minutes for the German club. Versus Barcelona alone, Lewa has netted four goals in five clashes against his current club, including a brace at the Camp Nou last year.<\/p>\n<p>Barca are at full strength with no players missing through injury while Bayern winger Kingsley Coman is doubtful with a muscular strain. Both teams have three points in Group C after Bayern won <em>2-0<\/em> at Inter Milan last week.<\/p>\n<p>Bet365 have Lewandowski at <strong><em>5.50<\/em><\/strong> to score the first goal this evening, and <em><strong>2.20<\/strong><\/em> to score any time during the match. Bayern are priced <em><strong>1.90<\/strong><\/em> to win the match, Barca <em><strong>3.40<\/strong><\/em> to win, and <em><strong>4.20<\/strong><\/em> for a draw.<\/p>\n<p>Kick-off at the Allianz Arena is at 21:00 CET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matchweek 2 of the UEFA Champions League is upon us and the feature match on Tuesday sees Bayern Munich tackle FC Barcelona. These two European giants have met a handful of times in years gone by, most recently in last year\u2019s Champions League group stage as Bayern beat Barca, 3-0, both home and away. 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