{"id":1143485,"date":"2020-05-30T19:25:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T18:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1143485"},"modified":"2020-05-30T20:39:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T19:39:55","slug":"bayern-dusseldorf-analysis-lewandowski-bundesliga","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/bayern-dusseldorf-analysis-lewandowski-bundesliga\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi-Ronaldo duopoly over? Robert Lewandowski takes the lead as Bayern batter Dusseldorf"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recent enforced Bundesliga break couldn’t have come at a worse time for Bayern Munich’s rivals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If leading marksman Robert Lewandowski was a nuisance before COVID-19 temporarily halted proceedings, then he’s ready to step up, as those months away from the pitch were used to work on his body.<\/p>\n

“I feel better than ever before because I was able to work hard on my physical fitness for the last two months,” he said<\/a> following the league’s resumption.<\/p>\n

He’d strike against Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt before former club Borussia Dortmund managed to contain him, but that couldn’t be said for Fortuna D\u00fcsseldorf, who until this evening were his one box left unchecked in terms of scoring.<\/p>\n

Set complete<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Of the 31 sides he’s played five or more times against, throughout an illustrious playing career, D\u00fcsseldorf happened to be the only side he failed to breach. Five of those previous six games came in the Bundesliga, the other being a DFB-Pokal tie, Lewandowski completed 501 minutes – twice playing for BVB and the remaining with Bayern – and had only two assists to show for it.<\/p>\n

And just when Uwe R\u00f6sler’s men thought another containment job was on, the Polish striker had other ideas. The breakthrough came two minutes before half-time when he swept home another well-worked Bayern move. This strike means Lewandowski has now scored against each of the 18 current Bundesliga sides – including his present club – and further illustrating his greatness, with many observers considering him to be Europe’s current premier No.9. He’d add another shortly after the break.<\/p>\n

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TORMASCHINE. ??<\/p>\n

Mit seinem ersten Treffer gegen die Fortuna hat @lewy_official<\/a> nun gegen alle aktuellen #Bundesliga<\/a>-Teams getroffen. #F95FCB<\/a> #FCBayern<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/B9OC1ois3Y<\/a><\/p>\n

— FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen (@FCBayern) May 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n