Next Bayern gala against Barcelona?

Lewandowski-Klub has bad Munich memories

Created: 08/26/2022, 09:45 am

By: Philip Kessler

Arrived at FC Barcelona: goalscorer Robert Lewandowski.

Now he meets his former club FC Bayern.

© IMAGO/Ricardo Larreina

The reunion comes faster than expected: Robert Lewandowski will return to Munich - Barcelona and Bayern are together in a Champions League group.

Munich - There are people who believe in fate.

And on Thursday it apparently struck again in the draw for the group stage of the Champions League in Istanbul – when FC Bayern's first opponent was drawn.

The note that ManCity legend Yaya Touré (39) held up to the camera said it in black and white: FC Barcelona.

Oliver Kahn (53), CEO of the German record champions, could not help but smile in the auditorium of the Haliç Congress Center, as reported by tz.de.

"We used to joke around in the office before," said sports director Hasan Salihamidzic (45).

“Only football writes such stories.”

FC Bayern meets Barcelona and Lewandowski in the Champions League

This is a reunion with super striker Robert Lewandowski (34), who left Munich after a change of theater in the summer.

With FC Bayern, he had previously won almost everything there was to win in eight years: eight championships, three DFB Cup wins, Champions League triumph in 2020. The Pole was also named FIFA World Player of the Year twice.

Now he wants to celebrate success with Barça.

Salihamidzic: "Barcelona have also strengthened.

It will be exciting games.”

Hammer group for Bayern: Also Inter Milan "really strong"

On the way to the Champions League final on June 10, 2023 in the Atatürk Stadium in Istanbul, FC Bayern must first get rid of Inter Milan and Viktoria Pilsen from the Czech Republic in a hammer group.

"We have to be careful, with Barcelona and Inter we have two teams that are really strong," stressed Salihamidzic.

"The group is tough, but we're looking forward to it."

Julian Nagelsmann (35) sees the constellation in the preliminary round of the premier class in a similar way.

"It's a very demanding group full of challenges," said the Bayern coach.

"Inter have strengthened themselves again.

This is a club that has already celebrated many international successes and has regained its strength in recent years.” After all, Pilsen became Czech champions ahead of the Prague clubs.

"That's saying something," said Nagelsmann.

And the Catalans?

"At Barcelona, ​​the story with Lewy is of course already mandatory," said Nagelsmann.

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"I hope we can achieve similar results as we did against Barça in recent years." As a reminder, Bayern beat Barcelona 8-2 in the quarter-finals en route to the 2020 Champions League title.

In the group phase of the pre-season, Munich defeated the Spaniards twice 3-0 and advanced to the round of 16 with six wins in six preliminary round games.

That is the goal again this year.

"We'll try to win every game," said Salihamidzic.