Bundesliga's #FIFA18 Top 5 free-kick takers Lewandowski, Reus, Alaba, James and Plattenhardt, the men who are lethal with a dead ball. vor 2 Stunden

Published on: 12 October 2017

They can make all the difference between winning and losing, provide a bums-off-seats moment of magic that leaves fans delirious or despairing.

They can send a ball arcing over the defensive wall and arrowing into the top corner of the net as easily and gracefully as us mere mortals fall asleep. They are the virtuosos of the free-kick, and — in FIFA18 — are THE sought-after commodity.

As real-life stars of the German top flight take up the #FIFA18 Bundesliga Free Kick Challenge inspired by the game, bundesliga.com looks at the five men who have the fatal touch with the dead ball in the virtual world.

5: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern)

A stone-cold lethal weapon from the spot, the Poland international can also make opponents pay the penalty for foul play from further out. As unerringly accurate from distance as he is from 12 yards, Lewandowski's blend of accuracy and power can be used to devastating effect.

Free-kick accuracy 84, Curl 77, Shot power 88, Long shots 83

What better way to celebrate @_rl9 's 29th birthday than see what makes the @fcbayern star the perfect striker

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