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Bayern chief urges fans to give Robert Lewandowski warm welcome

Bayern president Herbert Hainer has said he hopes that striker Robert Lewandowski receives a friendly welcome on his return to the Allianz Arena on Tuesday.

Lewandowski will be back at his former club in the Champions League for the first time since joining Barcelona in the summer transfer window.

The transfer saga threatened to turn ugly initially as Lewandowski made it clear he wanted to leave but Bayern tried to keep hold of the Poland international.

Lewandowski did finally get his wish to move and Hainer says the transfer has worked out for everyone.

“I hope, and that is my great wish, that people are nice to Robert and that he has a friendly welcome, because he played eight years with us, scored a lot of goals and decided a lot of games, and we won all the big titles,” he said.