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da pinnacle： Tottenham Hotspur will look to get their first Champions League win of the season when they host Bayern Munich on Tuesday night, and their hopes of doing that could rest in the hands of Jan Vertonghen in north London.
While Spurs will be focusing on producing a positive performance and result themselves following disappointment last time out against Olympiacos, but there is one man they will be need to be aware of.
Robert Lewandowski has become known as a prolific centre-forward throughout his career, and it has been no different this term with the Poland international scoring 12 goals in just nine appearances in all competitions prior to his side’s trip to the English capital.
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The 31-year-old will likely be leading the line for the Bavarian giants at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, meaning that Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld are likely to be the duo tasked with dealing with him.
In his first European appearance of the campaign against Red Star Belgrade last month, he had 10 shots – albeit he only found the net once – according to WhoScored.
He has also averaged 4.8 shots in the Bundesliga so far this term, which suggests that not only does he know how to get in the best positions, but also that he isn’t afraid to have a go when the opportunity presents itself.
Meanwhile, Tottenham looked defensively vulnerable with Vertonghen and Alderweireld at the heart of the backline against Olympiacos last time out, conceding two goals having taken a 2-0 lead in Athens.
The former gave a penalty away in that match in Greece as Mauricio Pochettino’s men collapsed, and the 32-year-old needs to be doing better than that when he comes up against the in-form Lewandowski.
Of course, there are also question marks hanging over his head with the north London outfit reportedly only willing to offer him a new one-year contract, so Tuesday could be the ideal opportunity to prove why he deserves longer than that by silencing one of the best centre-forwards in the world.