{"id":1110614,"date":"2019-10-13T19:45:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T18:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1110614"},"modified":"2019-10-13T19:45:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T18:45:19","slug":"miroslav-klose-robert-lewandowski-better-bayern-munich-poland","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/miroslav-klose-robert-lewandowski-better-bayern-munich-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"Miroslav Klose: Robert Lewandowski is the modern-day me &#8211; but 10x better"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Miroslav Klose has described Robert Lewandowski as &#8220;10 times better&#8221; than he ever was following his latest escapade.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old Bayern Munich striker recently netted his sixth international hat-trick as Poland ran out 3-0 winners away to Latvia.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lewa has the x-factor: Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Klose believes Lewandowski is &#8220;10 times better&#8221; than he ever was.<\/li>\n<li>Klose ended an 18-year playing career in 2016 having registered over 300 goals for club and country.<\/li>\n<li>The legendary German marksman holds the record for most World Cup finals goals (16).<\/li>\n<li>Lewandowski is widely-considered as Europe&#8217;s most dangerous number nine.<\/li>\n<li>So far this season, he&#8217;s bagged 18 goals across 17 games, which includes a recent hat-trick for Poland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7392697<\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning of the 2019\/20 season, Lewandowski has bagged 18 goals across 17 official matches for club and country. 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