Bayern Munich will host Spanish club Barcelona, ​​led by their star and former international striker Robert Lewandowski, in the second round of the group stage of the European Football Champions League, all hoping to break out of a series of embarrassing draws. in the Bundesliga.

Despite a valuable 2-0 victory over Italian hosts Inter last Wednesday in the first round of Group C competition, the Bavarian giant was trapped in a draw in three straight matches in the local league, which tore him off the lead and placed him in an unaccustomed position. , which is third after six matches.

While Bayern Munich have scored effortlessly this season, scoring 31 goals in nine matches in various competitions, it has become clear in recent weeks that there has been no encroachment in decisive moments by their former striker Lewandowski, who joined Barcelona. during the summer transfer window.

And this coincidence wanted to put the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, who moved to Barcelona this summer, in the form of his former team Bayern, who left him after defending their colors since 2014, and he was recognized as the top scorer of the championship. German League six times in the last seven seasons.

The date between the two teams resumes after they were in the same group last season when Bayern won back and forth with a single 3-0 scoreline.

The clash will also be a replay of the 2019-2020 quarter-final, which was played in a one-leg draw in Portugal due to the Corona virus, with the Bavarian club then posting a historic 8-2 record on their way to a sixth title in their history at the expense of Paris Saint-Germain “.

Lewandowski hit hard from his early days in Spain, scoring six goals in five La Liga games and earning his permanent spot on the top scorer list.

Barcelona are still unbeaten in the league, with four wins and one draw, and are in second place, two points behind arch-rival Real Madrid, the reigning champions.

In the Champions League, Lewandowski opened his scoring with a hat-trick against his guest Viktoria Pilsen in the first round of the match, which the Catalan club won 5-1.

Bayern have had a strong record against Barcelona in the Champions League of late with four consecutive wins, but the six-time European champion is fully aware that the Catalan club’s current squad is much stronger than the one it has faced in recent matches.