Barcelona News: Robert Lewandowski, a star player for FC Barcelona, ​​told BILD reporter Tobi Altschaffl that he was grateful for the way Bayern Munich fans received him this week at the Allianz Arena.
Lewandowski left Bayern Munich after playing for the team for eight years and winning many titles and trophies. The 34-year-old signed for Barcelona after receiving much criticism from the Bavarian greats. He is off to a fast start in Spain.
As luck would have it, Barça and Bayern Munich were in the same UEFA Champions League group. And Lewandowski ended up returning to the Allianz Arena on matchday two of the group stage, which was earlier this week.
Although there was some anger at how he left last summer, Bayern Munich fans clapped and cheered the Poland captain as he trained.
Barcelona News: What did Robert Lewandowski say?
Now, Lewandowski has thanked the fans of the German champion for how they made him feel on his return to the stadium.
“I am very grateful for the way the Munich fans received me. I thought it was polite and important. I spent eight years in Munich, not two or three. You can’t just get rid of it or forget about it,” Lewandowski said.
The fans cheered the top scorer, but his return to the Allianz Arena was forgettable as he failed to score and missed several important chances during the match.
Although Barcelona dominated the game for a long time, they lost 2-0 at the Allianz Arena because they did not take their chances.
When the two teams meet again next month, Lewandowski and the Catalan giants will want revenge on Die Roten.
No matter what jersey Robert Lewandowski wears, Bayern Munich keep beating Barcelona. Bayern’s 2-0 win over the Spanish giants in the Champions League showed they can do just fine without Lewandowski, who left Bayern in the offseason to join Barcelona.
Before the game started, Lewandowski walked down the familiar steps of the Allianz Arena player’s tunnel, hugging all of his former teammates along the way. Once the game started, the Bayern players did not show the same level of friendliness.
Lewandowski had some good scoring opportunities in the first half but missed them all. In the second half, Lucas Hernández and Leroy Sané scored five minutes apart as Bayern took control of Group C with two wins from two games.
