Robert Lewandowski Fails To Punish Former Employers Bayern Munich As German Giants Secure Comfortable Victory

• Bayern Munich continued their undefeated streak in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League
• Robert Lewandowski was expected to make an impact against Bayern Munich on his return to Germany
• Bayern Munich scored two goals in five minutes in the second half to beat Barcelona in the Champions League

Robert Lewandowski missed some brilliant chances to put Barcelona ahead against his former employers, Bayern Munich.

Lewandowski was first given a great chance when Manuel Neuer passed a ball short towards Dayot Upamecano, which he pounced on.

Upamecano quickly shut down the Polish striker, and the ball went out of play. Lewandowski then blasted another attempt over the bar as he latched onto a long ball and beautiful controlled it before taking a shot.

The former Bayern Munich man then had a hat-trick of missed chances as his third attempt was blocked by substitute Noussair Mazraoui.

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Lewandowski wasn’t the only Barca player to miss chances. Pedri and Raphinha both wasted chances in a first half that Barcelona dominated. Bayern had chances few and far between but never looked likely to score. Their first shot on target came in the 26th minute, but that was far from threatening.

That all changed in the second half, though. Following an early shot by Raphinha, Bayern entered beast mode and scored two goals in five minutes.

Lucas Hernández first headed home from a corner to give the home side the lead before Leroy Sané produced a moment of skill to slide the ball past an onrushing Marc-André ter Stegen calmly.

Pedri had Barcelona’s best chance of the second half to pull a goal back after some fancy footwork on the edge of the box. When the youngster finally got the ball back again in the centre of the box, his chipped effort beat Neuer but failed to find the back of the net. Instead, the ball hit the post and bounced out of play.

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Lewandowski had another late chance to grab a consolation goal for the visitors but once again failed to find the back of the net.

Bayern Munich boast an impressive group stage record in UEFA Champions League dating back to 2017

Bayern Munich are a force to be reckoned with in the Champions League.

The German giants host an impressive record in the continental showpiece that stretches back to 2017.

The Bundesliga champions took to social media to brag about their record ahead of their clash against Barcelona in the Champions League.