Pau Torres: Lewandowski is a complete attacker, and I want to face him
Tomorrow night, Villarreal will play Bayern Munich at La Ceramica.
The first leg of the
Champions League
quarterfinal is a crucial match.
Bayern Munichis one of the biggest clubs in the world. In their history, the German giants have won the European Cup six times: in 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, and 2020.
Villarrealhas only ever won one trophy, the Europa League in 2021.
But on the night, it won't matter; whomever has the best team during the 180 minutes will be the winner. Bayern striker
Robert Lewandowski
will face Villarreal centre-back
Pau Torres
in one of the most intriguing matchups on the pitch.
"He's a very complete attacker who I faced when we played Poland in the European Championship," Pau told
Marca
. "He's not like [Karim] Benzema in the way he plays." He's a goal threat to be sure. He appears to be uninvolved, however he is present in every game activity.
"We're coming off of a match against
Dusan Vlahovic, who hit unbelievable shots out of nowhere. We'll all have to guard him, starting at the top and working together as a block." But it's up to us center-backs to keep an eye on Lewandowski, and those are the difficulties you're looking for."
Bayern Munich is presently leading the Bundesliga, nine points ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund, after defeating Salzburg in the Champions League quarterfinals. Villarreal stunned Juventus in the last 16 by knocking them out, but they are struggling domestically in comparison. They are currently in seventh place in La Liga, 12 points behind fourth-place Sevilla.
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