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Munich (dpa) - Robert Lewandowski can tune into the longed-for world football freestyle against his favorite opponent.
The evening before the secret is revealed as to whether the star striker of FC Bayern can prevail against Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in Munich's triumph year, the Bundesliga top game against VfL Wolfsburg, which Lewandowski is very popular, is on Wednesday (8.30 p.m. / Sky) .
"It would of course be nice if he could add a goal or two," said coach Hansi Flick and, like everyone else in the club, keeps his fingers crossed for Lewandowski for the coveted award.
“The choice of the world footballer is his big goal, his big dream.
I think there is no one who deserves it this season as much as Robert. "
Flick himself can hope to be honored as coach of the year at the ceremony on Thursday at FIFA headquarters in Zurich.
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"For me that is secondary, Wolfsburg is the focus," emphasized Flick.
Because of the failure of the ailing Leon Goretzka and the not yet planned return of Joshua Kimmich, who has been missing for over a month, the 55-year-old has to improvise in midfield.
Possibly both are in the squad on Saturday against Bayer Leverkusen, who are still undefeated like Wolfsburg.
Flick said on Tuesday, two victories and thus “big points” should be achieved.
Lewandowski, who wants to further improve his super record for the second in the table against the fourth in the table around their top striker Wout Weghorst, should help decisively.
In 19 Bundesliga games against Wolfsburg, the Pole scored 21 goals - no other club has he scored as often.
The crazy goal record he set in September 2015 with five meetings within 8:59 minutes is memorable.
More goals against a Bundesliga opponent - of course - only Gerd Müller scored.
"Lewy" is the only one who currently still hits "with a matter of course", as she once distinguished Müller, emphasized Flick around the 75th birthday of the "bomber".
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“We had a fantastic year in sporting terms with FC Bayern,” the 32-year-old stated with relish these days.
The exceptional striker scored 41 goals this year and prepared twelve more goals.
Personal awards are "reward for all the work we have invested".
Measured purely by sporting merit, Ronaldo and Messi should have no chance in the election this year against Lewandowski.
Ronaldo was eliminated from the Champions League round of 16 with Juventus Turin.
Messi with Barcelona conceded the humiliating 8-2 in the quarter-finals against Bayern, who then stormed to the title.
In addition, the Munich championship, DFB Cup victory and two Supercup successes celebrated.
"Robert would have deserved it this year," said CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
But the world football freestyle is associated with a few imponderables.
The votes of national coaches, national team captains, selected journalists and fans, who were able to vote up to December 9th, will each flow into the result for a quarter.
Ronaldo and Messi are much bigger global brands than Lewandowski.
At least that plays a role with the fans.
And how intensely the coaches and captains from Tonga or the Cayman Islands observe European football, nobody in Munich knows exactly either.
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"Robert Lewandowski stands for goals and spectacles - for what ultimately excites the fans about this sport," said Bayern President Herbert Hainer for the Bayern man.
Most recently, however, also with «Mr.
Superfit »Lewandowski the spectacle subsided a bit.
The exertions of the exhausting year can be seen even in the model professional.
Flick also used the indispensable dosed, in October Lewandowski - completely new to him - asked for a substitution himself.
Lewandowski is obsessed with details so that his glamorous career continues for a long time.
“I don't feel like 32. I feel better than when I was 26,” said the Pole, who is bound to Bavaria until 2023, in “Kicker” in August.
«The current contract is not my last.
I want to play longer. "
The choice for world football would certainly not reduce the greed for more goals and titles.
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