Forget Messi and Ronaldo… Lewandowski insists he deserves Ballon d’Or after firing Bayern Munich to Champions League
BAYERN MUNCH striker Robert Lewandowski is in no doubt he deserves the prestigious Ballon d'Or this season.
The Polish star enjoyed a stunning campaign on a personal level, scoring 59 goals in just 53 games in all competitions for club and country.
He won three trophies with Bayern, culminating with the Champions League piece after beating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the final.
But the 32-year-old did suffer one blow this season - when media organisation France Football scrapped the prestigious Ballon d'Or presentation.
The decision was taken after coronavirus impacted football all across Europe.
Lewandowski was hot favourite to pip perennial winners Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the award.
Now, speaking to Polish news-site , Lewandowski was sure who would win.
"Myself", he answered, when asked the question.
"We won everything we could with Bayern. In every competition: Bundesliga, German Cup and Champions League, I was the top scorer."
Then hinting that Messi and Ronaldo might be some people's selections, he added: "I understand that the pressure of other parties on another player may be greater."
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In comparison Messi netted 31 goals in 44 games for Barcelona and Argentina, before slapping in a shock transfer request with the Spanish giants.
Over in Italy, Ronaldo scored 48 goals in 52 games for Juventus and Portugal.
It would have been the first time Lewandowski would have collected the award.
It is the first time there has been no winner since the prize was inaugurated in 1956.
Messi won for a record sixth time in 2019 although his duopoly with five-time winner Ronaldo, with 11 of the last 12 victories between them, could have been broken this time round.