Bayern Munich 2 Barcelona 0: Lewandowski suffers stinker on return as Sane stunner and Hernandez header secure win
ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI endured a nightmare return to the Allianz Arena as he was shown up by Leroy Sane.
The Polish striker made the switch from Bayern Munich to Barcelona this summer after forcing through his exit but looked like he was still playing for his old side as he refused to stick the ball in the Bavarians’ net.
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Bayern chiefs publicly slammed the Nou Camp side for the mega-money £42.5million transfer amid their horror financial woes.
And it appeared Julian Nagelsmann pumped a bit of extra fire into his Red Arrows attack as they blew their former team-mate and his Barcelona side away in a sensational second half.
Barcelona were by far the better side in the first 45 and in reality should have led but simply could not take their chances – Lewandowski twice fluffed his lines on a ground he scored for fun in for eight seasons.
The first saw a volley fly just over before Noussair Mazraoui denied him blasting home with a last-ditch block.
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But Bayern boss Nagelsmann worked his magic at half-time as he became the first manager to win his first three Champions League matches against the Spanish side following two 3-0 wins last season.
Five minutes after the break, Joshua Kimmich’s enticing inswinging corner was met by the bullet header of Lucas Hernandez.
The Frenchman was completely unmarked after Marcos Alonso switched off and thumped his effort past the helpless Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
And within four minutes Sane’s brilliance made it 2-0 in style.
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Jamal Musiala showed neat footwork then slotted a simple-but-effective pass for Sane to run on to.
The former Manchester City winger took it in his stride and used his lightning pace to burst through the middle of Barcelona’s static defence and tucked into the corner.
The finish was deft but had just enough on it to trickle over the line as Jules Kounde desperately tried to race back and clear.
Barca looked lost for ideas but were almost back in the game – only for Pedri’s clever dink to clip against the wrong side of the post.
But for Lewandowski, it was a night to forget – except for the classy cheers he received from the home fans as he came out for the warm-up while they booed the rest of Xavi’s stars.
Lewa barely got a sniff from Dayot Upamecano or Hernandez.
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And his big moment did come, the seven-time Bundesliga golden boot winner dumped a woeful free-kick into the middle of the wall to sum up his game.
The only slight dampener on another memorable European night for Bayern Munich was Sane storming down the tunnel as he sulked at being brought off for record-breaking teenager Mathys Tel.
