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Life without Lewandowski: How Bayern Munich's attack is evolving without the talismanic No. 9

Robert Lewandowski, the No. 9 who broke so many Bayern Munich and Bundesliga goal-scoring records throughout his eight-year career at the Allianz Arena, left for Barcelona last month. His departure marks the end of an era for the club.

With the Bavarians without their top scorer of the past eight seasons, a big question has been raised: How is manager Julian Nagelsmann going to organise his team in 2022-23 without their superstar striker? Now that we've had the German Super Cup (a 5-3 win over RB Leipzig) and witnessed Bayern's 6-1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt, we can analyse what might be to come.