Robert Lewandowski: 100th Champions League game against Benfica

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Dhe end of his stadium withdrawal, Julian Nagelsmann announced with shining eyes from the domestic quarantine. During the final training for the anniversary game of goal scorer Robert Lewandowski against Benfica Lisbon on Monday in the dreary November gray of Munich, co-trainer Dino Toppmöller gave the commands on the pitch.

After all the corona rapid tests in the past few days and also the final PCR testing on Tuesday at Nagelsmann were negative, the 34-year-old can move into the last sixteen at the company in the evening (9 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Champions League and on Amazon Prime) can direct again. “I’m really looking forward to being able to go back to the line,” said the 34-year-old. Four games without him – including the historic Cup bankruptcy in Gladbach – are enough for him. “I wasn’t really annoyed,” he said annoyed by the corona virus.

“He is healthy. He is back. We are happy that he can be back on the bench, ”said full-back Alphonso Davies, who wants to celebrate his 21st birthday with a win over Benfica and happy Bayern fans in his own arena. Nagelsmann burns with zest for action: He is actively leading the match plan meeting, the light training and also the team meetings in the day hotel in the hours before kick-off.

“Get ready again”

The boss is back – that’s what he likes most about himself. The mood on the grass during training on All Saints’ Day after the liberating 5-2 Bundesliga win at Union Berlin was much better and visibly relaxed again. The first positive answer to the 0: 5 clap in the DFB Cup against Gladbach was also received with great relief by Nagelsmann in his home kitchen at the weekend.

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