Robert Lewandowski makes Jurgen Klopp admission ahead of Liverpool clash

Bayern Munich will face Liverpool in the last 16 of the Champions League and Robert Lewandowski will have to play against his former boss’ team. Klopp signed Lewandowski from Lech Poznan in 2010 and helped him to become one of Europe’s best strikers. And now the player admits that it was Klopp who allowed him to reach his full potential . "I'm always happy when I see Jürgen. But we will probably have little time this time," Lewandowski told UEFA.com. "He's a coach who has been crucial to my life as a footballer. I have to be thankful to him for where I am in my life right now. He's just great - as a person and as a coach. We've talked so much about football and life, and I've learned a lot from him. "Tactically, there are a few things. But what he has given me above all is the belief that I can play at the highest level. He has awakened this idea in me and has always shown me the next step forward. I didn't know that I had such great potential." Bayern Munich head to Anfield on February 19, and Lewandowski believes he knows exactly how Klopp will look to motivate Liverpool on the night. He said: "I know his motivational speeches and his body language very well. I know exactly how he motivates the team. "That's another point I learned from Jürgen. I've seen how that can help a team. His body language can also be seen on the bench. If it does work in the game, you can see it outside on the sideline. "There you are awake and you are ready to run with power. Already in the dressing room before the game he is 100 percent ready. Full power." The 30-year-old scored 103 goals in 187 games for Dortmund before joining Bayern Munich on a free transfer in 2014.

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