Lewandowski tips his cap to Bayern's attack: "Kane, Olise and Luis Diaz are a perfect combination"

Some compliments carry more weight than others, and this is one of them. It comes from a man who spent years as the Allianz Arena's resident killer and who now, from the outside, watches closely as another forward occupies that same reference point. Robert Lewandowski was full of praise for the attacking trio of Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Luis Diaz at Bayern Munich, calling it close to a perfect combination. It's not praise pulled out of thin air. Last season, those three names combined for 108 goals, giving Bayern an offensive punch that showed up both in the Bundesliga and in Europe. And in this second campaign together, the level hasn't dropped: they've already racked up 18 goals so far this season. Lewandowski, who knows firsthand what it means to carry Bayern's scoring load, was especially generous about Kane's arrival at the Bavarian club. For the Pole, the Englishman landed in Munich "at his best" and has filled a void that Lewandowski himself left behind after his departure.

"Harry Kane arrived at Bayern at his best and what he's doing is incredible, the number of goals he scores, and above all because Bayern missed having a striker of this caliber after I left. They're doing excellent work with him, and Michael Olise seems impressive to me. He's a player who makes the difference. I think this work and the partnership between Kane, Olise and Luis Diaz is a perfect combination"Robert Lewandowski

The Polish striker's words, gathered by The Athletic, leave no doubt about the respect this Bavarian attack commands, even among those who no longer wear the shirt. And it's worth remembering that Lewandowski speaks with authority: few know better than him what it takes to be Bayern's number 9.

An attack that must now reinvent itself without Luis Diaz

The trouble is that the perfect combination Lewandowski describes will have to wait. Colombian winger Luis Diaz suffered a small muscle tear in his left thigh, which will keep him off the field for a while. That forces coach Vincent Kompany to look for alternatives up front for as long as the Colombian winger is out. How will Kompany solve this puzzle? For now, Bayern doesn't seem to be suffering in the standings: the team leads the Bundesliga with 14 points, one more than Freiburg, their next opponent in matchday 7. Diaz's absence will test the depth of the Bavarian squad, but with Kane and Olise performing at this level, Bayern still has plenty to hold on to first place.