{"id":1103705,"date":"2019-08-28T17:31:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T16:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1103705"},"modified":"2019-08-28T17:31:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T16:31:12","slug":"lewandowski-hails-insane-ability-coutinho-bayern","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/lewandowski-hails-insane-ability-coutinho-bayern\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewandowski hails &#8220;insane&#8221; ability Coutinho has added to Bayern&#8217;s front line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Robert Lewandowski has said Philippe Coutinho&#8217;s &#8220;insane&#8221; ability has made Bayern Munich a more dangerous attacking outfit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coutinho joined Bayern on a season-long loan from Barcelona earlier this month, and the German club has an option to buy the Brazilian next summer.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How did Coutinho fare on his Bayern debut? Five key things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Coutinho was on the Bayern bench for the first time against Schalke on Saturday.<\/li>\n<li>The midfielder came on as a substitute in the 57th minute.<\/li>\n<li>Lewandowski had already given Bayern a two-goal lead.<\/li>\n<li>The Poland international added a third with 15 minutes to go.<\/li>\n<li>Coutinho completed 25 of his 28 passes during his time on the pitch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7349082-liverpool-s-new-signing-the-unsung-norwich-city-heroes-propping-up-the-pukki-party\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He made his Bayern debut in a victory over Schalke in the Bundesliga on Saturday, coming off the bench before Lewandowski completed a hat-trick in the 3-0 win.<\/p>\n<p>And Lewandowski, who has scored five goals in two matches already this season, believes Coutinho&#8217;s will help Bayern in big games as they look to reach the latter stages of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His [Coutinho&#8217;s] final ball is insane, he can be the key in important games, especially in the Champions League,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/news\/lewandowski-fires-title-warning-to-dortmund-as-he-hails\/nhx2v2u96d6c1d5pjkphe4nim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lewandowski said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He can give us that something special. It makes us more unpredictable [with Coutinho in the team], which makes us more dangerous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Chelsea Have Lined Up Under Lampard! 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