ROBERT Lewandowski didn’t expect to meet his former club so soon. Neither did Erling Haaland.
After switching sides this summer, Lewandowski returns to Bayern Munich with Barcelona in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday, while Manchester City striker Haaland is set for a quick reunion with his former Borussia Dortmund teammates on Wednesday.
Haaland scored twice in City’s opening 4-0 win at Sevilla last week and has 25 goals in 20 Champions League appearances overall. He has 10 goals in six Premier League appearances already this season for City.
“The #UCL is back and I love it!” the 22-year-old Norway star wrote on Twitter.
Lewandowski is also in top form, coming off the bench to score his sixth goal in five Spanish league games to help Barcelona win 4-0 at Cádiz on Saturday.
The Poland striker has only failed to score on his debut – against Rayo Vallecano –
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