FC Bayern: Lewandowski is now chasing Ronaldo’s magical record

Dhe stars of FC Bayern were happy to receive a bonus that does not burden the club’s budget. Coach Hans-Dieter “Hansi” Flick rewarded the team on Saturday evening for the 4: 1 (2: 1) in the second leg of the last sixteen of the Champions League against Chelsea with the news that he would cancel the training planned for the following morning. The players completed their regeneration program in the stadium and were able to have breakfast with their families on Sunday.

So Robert Lewandowski still had some time with his wife Anna and daughters Klara and Laura before he and his colleagues left for the airport at noon. We went to the Algarve by private jet.

There, the Munich team are preparing for the quarter-finals on Friday (9 p.m., Sky), in which they will meet FC Barcelona at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. Both clubs have made it into the round of the last eight for the 18th time – a record. “Barcelona is always dangerous. We have to show our quality, ”said Lewandowski.

Involved in all seven goals

The striker is in top form. In the condition of his life. Many see him as one of the best players in the world. “He is simply the ultimate in world football, he has proven that again,” said record national player and Sky expert Lothar Matthäus.

Lewandowski scored twice in the second leg (first leg 3-0) against Chelsea and was involved in all seven goals against the English over both games. No player had managed that since Luís Figo (2004/2005). Lewandowski scored three goals himself and put on four.

The 3: 1 from Corentin Tolisso prepared Lewandowski with a cross, that was last in 2014. The British newspaper “The Sun” calls him the “deadly Lewandowski”. “We knew that we had to find our rhythm straight away and we did that really well,” said Lewandowski.

With 53 competitive goals in 44 games, he is irreplaceable. The striker has already scored 13 goals in the Champions League. And chasing Cristiano Ronaldo’s record: the Portuguese superstar scored 17 times in the premier class for Real Madrid in the 2013/2014 season.

Lewandowski has difficult conditions – from the quarter-finals on, there is only one game per pairing and round in this Corona season. So he has a maximum of three games for the necessary four goals to catch up with Ronaldo. But with this Bayern and this Lewandowski almost anything seems possible at the moment.

“That’s not my goal,” said Lewandowski about the Ronaldo record. “We have to play well as a team. We only have one game and the better team goes to the next round. ”In fact, he shouldn’t be indifferent to the chance of scoring the best goal.

Müller: “Full speed ahead!”

His team played very focused against Chelsea, the four-week break in the game was unnoticeable. “Of course we are looking forward to the game,” said Vice-Captain Thomas Müller about the showdown with Barcelona. “Now the motto is: Full speed ahead!”

The triple dream of Munich is alive. Will Bayern win the Champions League? “Yes!” Replied defender Niklas Süle, who played for the first time in a competitive match after a long injury break against Chelsea.

Defensively stable, offensively very dangerous – experts from Munich have long been the favorites for the title. Especially thanks to Lewandowski. The Pole overtook Real Madrid’s legendary striker Karim Benzema on Saturday with his 66th goal in the ranking of the most successful goalscorers in the Champions League. Only Ronaldo (130), Barcelona’s superstar Lionel Messi (115) and Raúl (71,) are ahead of Lewandowski.

The clash between Lewandowski and Messi is already thrilling fans. Lewandowski was the top scorer in the Bundesliga with 34 goals, in the DFB-Pokal he scored six times, more often than anyone else this season.

Messi has scored three times so far

He also has the best chances of winning the Champions League, the second-best goalscorer Erling Haaland has ten goals and has already been eliminated with his club Borussia Dortmund. Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus has scored just six goals and Messi three.

Lewandowski has been playing for Bayern for six years and has set numerous records during this time. You don’t get used to the extraordinary. The colleagues are still amazed at him. “He is actually a phenomenon,” said midfielder Leon Goretzka after moving into the quarter-finals. “Especially when you’ve seen how he trained. I knew he would deliver in the game, but I thought to myself: Now you talk to him about why he’s not running. “

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Goretzka smiled as he told the story. “But he always said: keep calm, Saturday is important. And when you see how he performed – what can you say? ”The national player shrugged his shoulders with a smile. That Robert Lewandowski stop.

Lewandowski will be 32 years old on August 21, two days before the Champions League final. He says he feels like 27, “sometimes even younger.” He wants to play at the top level for a very long time. “I clearly see the great chance that we can win the pot this season.”

Four days in the Algarve

In contrast to his teammates Müller, Manuel Neuer, Jérôme Boateng, David Alaba and Javi Martinez, he has not yet triumphed in the premier class, in the Bayern triple in 2013 Lewandowski still played for Borussia Dortmund.

Champions League, the best of the best. The world is looking at this competition. The TV channels are expecting huge ratings in the final tournament. Lewandowski is extremely important to the premier class.

In Lagos on the Algarve, he and the team moved into the hotel “Cascade Wellness & Lifestyle Resort”. From the round of the last eight onwards, the Champions League will be played entirely in Lisbon this time.

After four days in Lagos, the people of Munich travel to the metropolis at the end of the week. The “power tournament”, as coach Flick calls it, is played in the Estádio da Luz, the Benficas stadium, and in the Estadio José Alvalade, the Sporting Arena in Lisbon. The final will take place at the Estádio da Luz.

Best season of his career

The mood at Bayern is great. In the club, they see Lewandowski as a favorite in the world football elections – if the election of the world association Fifa can be organized at all during the pandemic. The awarding of the Ballon d’Or was recently canceled. The two award ceremonies have been separate since 2015.

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“He may be playing the best season of his career,” said CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge about Lewandowski. “He deserved it this year.” With the exception of France, every major league had been played to the end, said Rummenigge. “Then there is no reason for me why the award shouldn’t be given.”

Lewandowski wants to confirm his top form in the further course of the Champions League. He said he could get better. It should sound like a threat to Messi. Coach Flick said of his striker: “We would not mind if Robert continued like this.”

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