Dhe false start with Liverpool in the new Champions League season made Jürgen Klopp thoughtful. “It looks like we have to reinvent ourselves,” said the German team manager after the 1: 4 (0: 3) at SSC Napoli: “A lot of things are missing. The fun part is we have to do this in the middle of a Premier League season and a Champions League season.”
Klopp saw a very poor first half for his side at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium and was lucky to be 3-0 down at half-time. “We’re not playing well enough, that’s clear, that’s obvious and everyone sees it,” said Klopp. He needs time to think about it. “It’s my job to find out. We have to reset ourselves and start again.”
On Saturday Liverpool meets Wolverhampton Wanderers in the league, next Tuesday they continue in the Champions League against Ajax Amsterdam, then there is a duel at Chelsea. The Reds also got off to a mixed start in the Premier League with nine points from six games.
While Klopp is troubleshooting, Robert Lewandowski appears ready for the Bayern return. And how! In his first Champions League game for FC Barcelona, the Pole scored three goals (34th minute / 45th + 3 / 67th) for the duel with Munich next Tuesday. Lewandowski shone in the Catalans’ easy 5-1 win over Viktoria Pilsen on Wednesday night. The 34-year-old is now the first player in the history of the premier club to score at least three goals in one game for three different clubs. He had previously done so for FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund.
“Robert is insatiable,” enthused his coach Xavi after the game. “I’m running out of praise because it’s not just the goals. Also how he plays, how he controls the pace of the game.” Lewandowski has now scored eight goals in his first five competitive games for Barça. The other goals against Pilsen were scored by Franck Kessié (13′) and Ferran Torres (71′).
