The air in the Signal Iduna Park was thick with anticipation. It was the DFL-Supercup, the traditional curtain-raiser to the German football season, and the opponents were none other than Bayern Munich. But this was no ordinary Supercup. This was a clash of titans, a battle of philosophies, and a reunion filled with emotional weight. Because this time, Robert Lewandowski was on the other side.
Mateo watched from the bench as the teams warmed up, his eyes fixed on the familiar figure of his former teammate. Lewandowski looked different in the red of Bayern – still the same powerful, clinical striker, but now a rival, an adversary. They had exchanged a brief, respectful nod before the match, a silent acknowledgment of their shared history, but now it was all business.
