After two years, striker Robert Lewandowski had to sit on the bench

Forward Robert Lewandowski was on the bench for the first time in a Bundesliga game after more than 2 years, the fact that the player born in 1988 did not play from the start is one of the reasons why “Gray Lobster” failed 1-4.

Lewandowski sat down in the Bundesliga after more than two years

In the second round of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich is invited to the Hoffenheim field. “Gray Lobster” is in extremely high form, they destroyed Schalke 8-0 in the first round of the 2020/21 Bundesliga season, then beat Sevilla 2-1 to win the European Super Cup.

Lewandowski sat down for the first time in 2 years

With constant competition, striker Robert Lewandowski is only on the reserve list. This was the first time that a player born in 1988 had to sit in a Bundesliga match after more than 2 years. Before that, the last time he was on the bench in the Bundesliga was in a match against Augsburg at home on 25 September 2018.

Coach Hansi Flick decided to use young Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee to replace the Dutch forward, playing alongside Leroy Sane, Thomas Muller and Serge Gnabry. Despite launching a star-studded squad, Bayern were disappointed when they lost 1-4.

Lewandowski came on for Zirkzee in the 57th minute, but he didn’t make much of a mark. Before that, he was in great form with 55 goals in 47 games last season.

Speaking about the decision not to use Lewandowski from the beginning, coach Hansi Flick said: “He is tired after playing so much, he needs to rest. If Bayern didn’t lead and were in a position to need a goal, Lewandowski couldn’t play.

“It is a game in which we are no longer ourselves. It was 120 minutes before Sevilla that many players feel tired. We will be strong again in the next game.”Video Hoffenheim 4-1 Bayern Munich (Vòng 2 Bundesliga 2020/21)

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