“I would like it to be sincere, not just words”

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, who this Wednesday faces Barça in the Champions League, forced to win to be in the round of 16 without depending on Benfica-Barça, was one of the protagonists of the Ballon d’Or Gala held in Paris. last week. The Pole was second in the fight for the trophy awarded by France Football to the best player of the year, he was also elected best forward and was one of the names the winner spoke about, Leo Messi. The Argentine, who obtained his seventh Ballon d’Or, showed his sportsmanship and after receiving the award and assured that “it is an honor for me to fight with him” and that “France Football should give Lewandowski the 2020 Ballon d’Or”, which was not delivered due to the pandemic.

“You are so close and you are fighting for the position with a player as great and as great as Messi, and then the comments come to you saying that you deserve the award …”, added Lewandowski

However, it does not seem that these words Lewandwoski, as he explained to his country’s chain ‘Kanale Sportowym’: “I would like it to be a sincere statement from a great player and not just a statement but not just words”. In spite of everything, the forward of 33 years He did not hide that he is also proud of the general recognition and being able to have competed for the Ballon d’Or with the Argentine, without hiding, of course, his anger at not having been chosen as the best player of the year: “You are so close and you are contesting the position with a player as great and as great as Messi, and then the comments come to you saying that you deserve the award … Obviously I respect how Messi plays, what he achieved and the level he has. competing for the position with him is for me an indicator of my own level. I appreciate it very much, it makes me feel very proud, but within me I felt a sadness that was not of a day or two but of many more“.

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