Robert Lewandowski calls Juventus “a top team”, and warns Bayern Munich “have to be careful”.
The Bianconeri face the German champions tomorrow in the second leg of their Champions League Last 16 tie, with the score poised at 2-2 after the first leg in Turin.
“In the first leg we played very well,” Lewandowski recalled in the pre-match Press conference.
Robert Lewandowski calls Juventus “a top team”, and warns Bayern Munich “have to be careful”.
The Bianconeri face the German champions tomorrow in the second leg of their Champions League Last 16 tie, with the score poised at 2-2 after the first leg in Turin.
“In the first leg we played very well,” Lewandowski recalled in the pre-match Press conference.
“Up until about 60-70 minutes we were leading 2-0, then a few minutes later we’re at 2-2. That means Juventus are a strong team at home, but also away from home.
“We have to be careful.
“They’ll play very well in defence tomorrow. They have great quality in defence, and they can use that to wait for their chance and use any opportunities to score goals. We have to be aware of that.
“We know we scored five goals in our last Bundesliga game [against Werder Bremen], but tomorrow will be a different game.
“What’s certain is that Juve are a top team, they play at the highest levels and are always very focused.”
Bayern dominated most of the game in Italy, is that a good omen for tomorrow?
"What does it mean to be dominant? It ended 2-2. Up until 60 minutes it was fine, but we have to play for 90 minutes.
"We have to have patience and try to get goals. We can't just attack of course, and 0-0 or 1-1 would do, but that's a dangerous game against a team like Juventus, they always play at 100 per cent.
"Juve have good players in attack too, we have to be careful. If they have a chance they'll try to take it, so we have to be very compact and be careful in defence.
"The first leg? That's football. We know we got it wrong after the first 60 minutes. We made a mistake. They exploited that error and kept playing.
"It can happen in football, but we know tomorrow we have to play for 90 minutes – or I should say a minimum of 90 minutes – and we hope we don't make those mistakes.
"We know Juve are a great team with the ability to create chances.
"We have to be 100 per cent focused from the first minute and try to qualify for the next round."
The Old Lady are without several key players for tomorrow's match, but the Polish international doesn't think that will be a key factor.
"It doesn't matter whether these two or three players can't play, what matter is what we do on the pitch," Lewandowski cautioned.
"In the first game they both [Paulo Dybala and Claudio Marchisio] played, and it seems [Mario] Mandzukic will play tomorrow. They have good players in their squad.
"Juventus won't play worse because of these injuries and a lack of players, there are other players who can come in and replace the injured ones.
"This happens in football the important thing is that we're 100 per cent focused, we shouldn't be preoccupied with who can play and who won't play.
"The most important thing is what we do on the pitch."