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The Polish forward talks about “incredible feelings” after beating Ronaldo and Messi.
The Polish Robert Lewandowski defined this Thursday as an “incredible sensation” the first conquest of the trophy of the best player of the year in The Best awards, awarded by FIFA, beating the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and the Argentine Lionel Messi.
The German striker was a huge favorite for victory, given the achievements of the Bundesliga, the German Cup, the German Super Cup, the Champions League and the European Super Cup with Bayern Munich.
In addition to the collective titles, he was also the top scorer in the Champions League, in the League and in the Cup, and was voted UEFA’s best player of the year in October.
“It’s an incredible feeling, a lot of emotions. It was an important year for me and my team, of course. I thank my teammates and my coach for this award. Competing with Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in this award is incredible. For me, it is a honor be [a lutar] with these two players ”, declared the Bavarian forward, after receiving the award from the president of the organization, Gianni Infantino.
For the 32-year-old Pole, the “best moment of the season was winning the Champions League”, in the final played at the Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon, against the Frenchman from Paris Saint-Germain (1-0).
“It was a difficult year for everyone. For me, the highlight was winning the Champions League on a special night. It was an incredible feeling, a fantastic moment,” he recalled, just before the virtual ceremony in Zurich ended.
The three finalists of the award are part of the FIFPRO for the best male ’11’.
The 11 categories of The Best awards, in male and female, were chosen by ‘captains’ and coaches of all teams, fans and media representatives from around the world.
Messi holds six trophies for the best footballer in the world (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019), one more than the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (2008, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2016/17), who in the last year He finished the vote in third place, behind the Argentine and Dutch Virgil van Dijk.
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