Soccer-Bayern are still team to beat even without Lewandowski-Klinsmann

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich are still the team to beat in the Bundesliga even without top striker Robert Lewandowski or a direct replacement, former Bayern and Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann said on Friday, a day before the Bundesliga season starts.

The Poland forward, who scored 344 goals for Bayern in 375 games during his eight years at the club, joined Barcelona in a deal worth 45 million euros last month after forcing a move from the German club.

"Lewandowski's departure will change dramatically the dynamic of Bayern," Klinsmann told an international media round table on Thursday."But the solution for right now, putting pieces on more shoulders, is probably the right way to go right now. Overall as a roster it's the team in the Bundesliga, they are the favourites for another title," he said.

He said Borussia Dortmund, runners-up last season, and German Cup winners RB Leipzig will again be Bayern's main challengers but it will depend on their ability to remain consistent throughout the season, a vulnerability for both that proved decisive last season.

 

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