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Robert Lewandowski
After Tuesday’s Bundesliga match with Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg for the Polish national team striker was loud throughout the world. This came off the bench for nine minutes and scored five goals, making his team won 5: 1. However, in Saturday’s away to FSV Mainz he played in starting lineup and scored two goals (3: 0). On Wednesday, German champions Dinamo Zagreb take.
– I saw the feat Lewandowski and I could not believe it – it It was wonderful. For sure it will be difficult to stop it, but it is not impossible. We can not expect a miracle in Munich, but anything can happen – said the 20-year-old winger Marko Pjaca Dinamo.
Master of Croatia have not lost the last 45 matches, taking into account all competitions. The last defeat Dinamo suffered on November 27 last year, 0: 1 with Astra Giurgiu in the group stage of the Europa League. However, in the first round group F Champions League Dinamo quite unexpectedly defeated at home Arsenal 2: 1. Bayern in turn probably beat Olympiakos Piraeus 3: 0.
Defending the trophy Barcelona take Bayer Leverkusen, whose player Sebastian Boenisch. Left-back this season mainly served as a reserve. In Saturday’s league match against Werder Bremen (won 3: 0) for the first time in the autumn round played in the starting lineup. The victory of his team in the first round of BATE Borisov 4: 1 glanced off the bench.
In the second Tuesday meeting of the Group F Champion of Belarus will take the AS Rome. The goal of the Roman team run by Wojciech Szczesny, who suffered a hand injury in the match against Barcelona (1: 1).
Compete in Group G Jose Mourinho arrive at Chelsea for Porto, which in 2004 led to the triumph in the Champions League. It will be a unique meeting also for the Portuguese team goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who may well remember working with Mourinho at Real Madrid.
In the second match in Group G Luke Teodorczyk Dynamo Kiev play away against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Polish striker this season, has not played, because there is a mold from a broken fibula.
The group H Olympique Lyonnais take Valencia CF and FC Zenit St. St. Petersburg will play at home to KAA Gent.
On Wednesday the daunting task awaiting Grzegorz Krychowiak and Sevilla. European League winner will face because away against Juventus. Both teams started the season very unsuccessfully. Team Old Lady after six rounds of Serie A has just five points and occupies the 15th place in the table.
In the same situation is Sevilla, who on Saturday clinched the first league win (3: 2 against Rayo Vallecano) and thus left the last place. The meeting may be unique to Fernando Llorente in the summer he moved to Spanish team of Juventus.
– Juve will always have a special place in my heart – said the striker.
In the previous round Champions League, Sevilla comfortably defeated Borussia Moenchengladbach at home (3: 0). Debuting in this competition the German team in Wednesday’s Group D will take Manchester City. With Moenchengladbach after six consecutive defeats left the Swiss coach Lucien Favre. He was replaced by former coach Andre Schubert reserves and the band recorded two victories (FC Augsburg 4: 2 and VfB Stuttgart 3: 1).
– The club could not wait for this game. Promotion of our group would be an amazing achievement – said Schubert.
In group A Swedish Malmoe FF, whose player is born in Sweden, youth representative of the Polish Paweł Cibicki, take Real Madrid. The second meeting of this group will play Shakhtar Donetsk in Lviv with Paris Saint-Germain.
In Group B Manchester United take VfL Wolfsburg and CSKA Moscow will face PSV Eindhoven. But in Wednesday’s Group C FC Astana in the chair. 18 will meet with Galatasaray. In the second match of the group Atletico Madrid take Benfica Lisbon.
Group stage will end on December 9th. Knockout phase will begin in February, and the finale of this edition, 23 in history, will take place on 28 May at the San Siro in Milan.
Each of the participants in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League will receive 12 million euros. 1/8 for qualifying for the finals, teams can count on 5.5 million euros for the quarter-final stage – another 6 million. The semi-finals in turn means a bonus of $ 7 million, but lost in the finals to earn 10.5 million euros. From this season the best team tournament will receive up to 15 million euros.
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