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Robert Lewandowski is preparing for yet another showdown with a familiar foe—Borussia Dortmund—as Barcelona gear up for their UEFA Champions League quarter-final clash.

While emotions might stir given his history with the Bundesliga side, the Polish striker has rarely shown any signs of sentimentality when facing his old team.

In fact, for Dortmund, Lewandowski has become something of a nightmare. Since parting ways with them long ago, the 36-year-old has made them one of his favourite victims.

In fact, he has faced Dortmund 27 times and scored 27 goals—more than he has against any other club in his illustrious career. His record against them is ruthless: 20 wins, one draw, and just six losses.

Business as usual

And now, with Barcelona in need of experienced firepower on their European journey, Lewandowski is once again in the spotlight. For him, the quarter-final is not just a reunion—it is business as usual.

The Catalans are dreaming of a return to continental relevance, and Lewandowski knows that to keep that dream alive, he might have to hurt the very club that helped launch his career.

This won’t be the first time this season that the two cross paths. Lewandowski has already come up against Dortmund once, and if he has to make it two wins in two, he won’t hesitate.

His focus is firmly on Barcelona, a club he joined with the ambition of conquering Europe again—just like he did with Bayern Munich during that dominant 2020 campaign under current Barça boss Hansi Flick.

Like Lewandowski, Flick also has a great record against the Bundesliga team. In fact, the manager has not lost any of his six meetings with Dortmund so far and he, along with Lewandowski, will want to continue the tradition.