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Polish gunner Robert Lewandowski will have beautiful memories of the jubilee 100th match in the Champions League.
In it, he scored a hat-trick in the Benfica Lisbon net, which significantly contributed to Tuesday’s smooth 5: 2 victory and at the same time to seal Bayern Munich’s progress to the eight-final. He could even have four goal “notches” on his account, but he did not change eleven in the set time of the first half.
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The thirty-three-year-old striker is currently the best gunner of the competition with an average of two goals per match with eight accurate hits. In this year’s edition, he scored in each of four appearances – twice in the network of Barcelona and Dynamo Kyiv, once in Benfica two weeks ago. He has scored a total of 81 goals in the LM and in the historical ranking he consolidated the third place behind Cristian Ronald and Lionel Messi.
“Lewa” is the mainstay of the offensive of the Bavarian giant, which has two rounds before the end of the basic phase, a certain participation in the spring knockout and within reach of the first place in the E-group. He leads the table with a full score of 12 points and an impressive score of 17: 2.
“It simply came to our notice then. It was an unbelievable match in our service, we controlled what was happening on the field. The only thing I’m sorry about are the goals collected. Immediately after the match, we told each other in the locker room how we could have prevented them with better defenses. This also shows that this team wants to work hard and improve all the time. We have achieved an important victory, moreover, spiced up, so we are satisfied. “ said Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann, who, after completing a 14-day quarantine after a positive coronavirus test, could already sit on the bench of the German team.
In the beginning, first the guests had promising chances and then Serge Gnabry, but he only fooled Benfica’s goalkeeper. She got the ball in the net after a quarter of the game, but the goal didn’t work, as VAR revealed Pizzi’s offside. The home team hit twice in the range of 26 to 32 minutes, when Lewandowski first prevailed and then passed to Gnabry’s goal foot.
The visitors reduced the lead to 38 – 0 when 38 minutes into the match, after a brief attack by the keeper. Lewandowski, however, did not convert the penalty by hand in the penalty area. However, the Polish gunner made up for it after the change of sides, when he reached the hat-trick, Leroy Sane added another goal. Scored by Darwin Nunez for the visitors.
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Polish gunner Robert Lewandowski.
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“It’s a pity for the unchanged penalty, it was my fault. I saw which side the goalkeeper was throwing into, and yet I sent the ball to the same place. Otherwise, it couldn’t even end. Fortunately, we scored more goals and achieved a clear victory. ” quoted the UEFA website as words Lewandowského.
The candidate for winning the Golden Ball 2021 admitted that the initial 20-minute was not good in his service. “I barely touched the ball. It is not easy for an attacker to remain calm in such a situation. The first goal helped us a lot, after it everything was suddenly easier. Hetrik always warms his heart, like in a competition like the Champions League. But the most important thing is the team’s victory, ” stated Lewandowski.
Benfica Lisbon, after two losses to Bayern, fell in the table to third place behind Barcelona, which twice managed with Dynamo Kyiv. “Bayern rolled us over today, showed great quality. However, I have seen in our game several positive moments on which we can build. We know that the process has moved away from us and also that we are traveling to Barcelona for the next match. We will try to win there, only then will we have a progressive destiny in our hands, “ said coach Benfica Jorge Jesus.
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Ansu Fati
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The FC Barcelona players, led by the temporary coach Sergi Barjuan, won the Dynamo Kyiv just 1: 0 and jumped to the second place of the E-group. After a weak start to the first half, the home team had a better chance, but Mykola Šaparenko folded two.
Barcelona came close to putting the visiting team one up 63 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but VAR managed to tip the ball to a corner. The favorite, however, went into the lead 20 minutes before the end thanks to Ansu Fati and kept a close lead. Bayern loses six points to the leader, two points ahead of Benfica.
Against Dynamo, Barcelona achieved two equal “poor” victories, but in times of crisis, tastes may be even sweeter than smooth triumphs. “A great victory. We played well, we were calm. We knew our chance would come. In the second half, we tried to threaten more from the wing areas, that was the key to success, “ clarified the tactical intentions Sergi Barjuan.
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