Robert Lewandowski knew that tonight’s match would have many meanings. There was a question about how the stands greeted him, and that doubt quickly dissipated as Bayern fans greeted him with arms widely spread, giving him a standing ovation as he jumped onto the pitch to warm up. True, there was a whistle, but soon they were silenced by the rest of the fans. In fact, he was even more applauded when the “speaker” on the field pronounced his name, who applauded from the center of the field in gratitude
But he still had to meet his former teammates in the dressing room tunnel. Here, everything was cordial and cuddly, but he was surprised and amazed at the coldness with which he greeted his friend Thomas Muller, though they asserted that it was all due to a joke between the two
There were no friends on the field or in the stands. The Polish striker was closely watched by Dayot Upamecano, which left him with a hard time seeing the door. And in the little that he had, he had neither success nor luck, because the ball always went out of the goal that Neuer defended
At the end of the match, Lewandowski hugged his former teammates again, but with a very different face than he had before the match, realizing that he missed a great opportunity to confirm Barcelona’s return through the front door in Europe
