Bayern Munich and Barcelona are to Clash on Tuesday in the champions league group fixtures. Julian Nagelsman, Bayern Munich’s manager has said that he’s anticipating seeing Lewandowski again.
Lewandowski before he left Bayern Munich had 344 goals to his name in 374 games for Bayern. He transferred to Barcelona this summer for a €42.6m, currently, he already has nine goals to his name in six appearances for Barcelona.
According to Nagelsman, he looks forward to seeing Lewy again not as an opponent, because Lewy is a terror to goalkeepers, but he is eager to see him in person, and he hopes that fans will respect that, despite the controversies surrounding Lewy’s departure.
Nagelsman admitted that Lewandowski will be a major threat in the game, and he praised him for his fitness, he believes that if he keeps up with his fitness, then he can play for a few more seasons, as he has been scoring goals in the past years, not less than 40 goals a year. His squad will have to prevent passes from getting to Lewy.
“I am looking forward to it, not so much as an opponent because he’s very dangerous, but as a person, I will be pleased to see him,” said Nagelsmann.
“I hope the fans will honor that too, regardless of how things were with his departure.”
“He is their most dangerous threat in front of goal,” added Nagelsmann. “If he maintains the physical fitness he can play for sure a few more seasons at this level.
“In the last few years, he has been scoring about 40 goals a year. He is on a good road towards achieving that this season
“We have to stop passes and crosses to him. But there are several other very good players in that team as well.”
Lewandowski helped Bayern Munich will the Bundesliga title for eight good seasons and also the 2020 champions league title. It seems Bayern Munich really missed Lewy as Thomas Muller, Bayern Munich’s player said that Sadio mane jokingly warned him not to accidentally pass the ball to Lewandowski on the pitch