Today, Tuesday, German club Bayern Munich will host Barcelona led by their star and former international striker Robert Lewandowski (Liva) at their Allianza Arena in the second round of the Champions League group stage. out of a series of embarrassing draws in the Bundesliga.
Despite a priceless 2-0 victory over hosts Inter last Wednesday in the first round of the third group stage, the Bavarian giant lost three consecutive games in the local league, pulling it away from the lead and into the lead. an unfamiliar position that is third after six matches. 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 scorers 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 well aware that the current squad of the Catalan club is much stronger than the one he has faced in recent matches.
Liverpool looking for
Second-placed Liverpool are looking for a fresh start when they host Ajax Amsterdam on Tuesday.
After nearly three months of fighting for a historic quartet, Liverpool find themselves in a very critical situation after their crisis was exacerbated by a humiliating defeat last Wednesday in the first round of the Group A competition in Naples, Italy, 1-4.
It’s not just the third loss in a row against the stronghold of Naples, but also the fact that the team is in seventh place in the Premier League after 6 stages.
Wednesday’s defeat was Liverpool’s biggest defeat on the continent since a 5-1 European Cup second-round loss to next-rivals Ajax in 1966.
And as Premier League matches were postponed over the weekend to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Klopp has had more time to prepare for Tuesday’s clash against an attacking side that was reminiscent of Ajax’s golden generation, the latter of which led the team to fourth title at the continental Mother competition in 1995 and to the final the following year.
Ajax shines
Ajax got off to a great start in this group despite the departure of a large number of its influential stars in the summer transfers, scoring a clean four against Rangers, whose match on this tour against their guest Napoli was rescheduled for Wednesday for organizational reasons. reasons related to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth.
With the likes of Stephen Berkhouse, the Ghanaian Mohamed Caddus and newcomer Stephen Bergfin, Ajax, under their new manager Alfred Schroeder, are showing a superb attacking game with remarkable defensive solidity.
After defeating French side Marseille with two clean sheets for their new Brazilian player Richarlison, Tottenham will face a tough test in Group D when they visit Portugal’s Sporting CP, who beat Eintracht Frankfurt by 3 in their first leg. :0 in the stadium of the last one to move on. Tuesday at the Stade Velodrome to meet Marseille.
In the second group, Atlético Madrid will visit Bayer Leverkusen in search of a second win, beating their Portuguese guest Porto 2-1 in a three-goal stoppage-time encounter.
