Lewandowski jokes with Benzema "the best player in the world"!
Polish international striker Robert Lewandowski joked with the world of football Thursday, saying that his French counterpart Karim Benzema will win the Ballon d'Or for the best player in the world this year, if it is not canceled again.
The current Barcelona striker was the favorite to win the prestigious individual award given to the best player in the world in 2020 when he was defending the colors of Bayern Munich, but the ceremony was canceled for the first time since the award was established in 1956 due to the Corona virus pandemic.
Lewandowski won a consolation award as he was named "Striker of the Year" at the 2021 ceremony, while Argentine legend Lionel Messi, striker of Paris Saint-Germain, won the Ballon d'Or for the seventh time in his career.
"(Benzema) is probably one of the favorites to win the Ballon d'Or," Lewandowski told Movistar Thursday.
And he added,
Indeed, the striker of the "Duke" national team and Real Madrid is ahead of all his competitors in the race to win the award presented by "France Football" magazine at next Monday's ceremony in the French capital, Paris, after he contributed to Real Madrid's victory in the Champions League and the Spanish League last season, and was crowned top scorer in both competitions. .
Bayern Munich won the domestic league and Champions League titles in the 2019-2020 season, thanks to the brilliance of Lewandowski, who scored 15 goals in the prestigious continental competition, on his way to winning the final match over Saint-Germain 1-0.
"I wanted to tell Robert (Lewandowski) that it was a great honor to face him," Messi said during the 2021 ceremony, adding, "He deserved to win it last year."
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