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FC Bayern: The best argument for the win is: Robert Lewandowski

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The best argument for victory is: Robert Lewandowski

Is it enough against FC Barcelona? Robert Lewandowski is in great shape

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Bayern want to take the next step towards triple against FC Barcelona. In addition to team performance, the duel between the most dangerous goalscorers of both teams will be a decisive factor. Is Lewandowski better than Messi?

“Campeões de Lisboa” is the goal of “Masters of Lisbon”. For FC Bayern, the last stage on the way to the triple begins. The 4-1 win over Chelsea was, it can be assumed, only a relaxation exercise compared to what the German record champions can expect in the quarter-finals at the Estadio da Luz. Because the opponent is called FC Barcelona, ​​and Lionel Messi plays there. If FC Bayern wants to crown itself the club king of Europe in the Portuguese capital at the end of the Champions League tournament, it must first beat Messi and FC Barcelona. In the further course, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain could wait. “The way to the final is rocky. It’s getting down to business,” announced Bayern boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

It will get down to business, especially since there is only one knockout game. There is no chance of making up for a defeat in a second leg. The good thing is: Bayern are bursting with self-confidence before the game against the Catalans. “We know what chance we have. We’re just really excited to play the game,” said national player Leon Goretzka. That Bayern underestimate the Catalans is hardly to be feared. “Even if Barca had problems recently, anything can happen. You can also dump the series if you can’t get where you need to,” said the wise Thomas Müller.

The best argument for victory is: Robert Lewandowski

The record of the past few months speaks for itself and reminds of the triple Bayern seven years ago under Jupp Heynckes. They have won 26 of 27 games since December 2019. There was only a 0-0 win against RB Leipzig in nine months. In Corona games without spectators, there were twelve wins in a row.

Another argument speaks for Bayern: Robert Lewandowski. It is the “argument” that can be best used against the “argument” Lionel Messi “at the moment. With 53 goals and eight assists in the season, the Pole is in great shape. “For me he is the best center forward in the world right now. He has everything, he plays with, scores goals and he works for the team,” said his former team-mate Mats Hummels at the Borussia Dortmund training camp.

Stopping Messi has to be achieved collectively

So the game becomes a duel between the most dangerous attackers. Messi scored fewer goals (31), but prepared a lot more as a hanging tip (26). Most recently, the 33-year-old Argentine showed his art again in the round of 16 against SSC Napoli, which sometimes seems to come from another planet. If you are a Bayern fan and want to be a little scared, check out the goal to 2-0 on YouTube, when Messi dribbled through the legs of the Italian defenders with millimeter precision and at the same time robustly, and when he fell, he finished. And placed. If you want to be even more scared, you will remember the year 2015. It was the last knockout duel between the two teams so far. And it was Messi who killed Bayern almost single-handedly with two goals.

That is why Bayern’s formula for success for Friday evening is: Lewandowski should best bring his brilliant form onto the pitch and the team must be able to collectively prevent Messi from developing his game. Interestingly, 19-year-old Alphonso Davies will be Messi’s direct opponent. The Canadian can be trusted to stop the Argentine genius at one point or another or pull away in a sprint, but he will need the support of his teammates to get the job done satisfactorily.

Sources: DPA, “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, “Kicker”, “transfermarkt.de”

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