Case for Lewandowski
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Robert Lewandowski, along with Kevin De Bruyne and Manuel Neuer, was shortlisted for the 2019/20 UEFA Player of the Year title. UEFA.com highlights the achievements of the Bayern Munich and Poland striker.
Positional award nominees
Jordan Maciel, UEFA.com correspondent for Bayern Munich
The 2019/20 season was one of the best in Bayern's 120-year history, and no player has contributed more than Lewandowski. The Poland striker has scored in every game on his way to the UEFA Champions League final in Lisbon, scoring 15 goals, 6 assists, and the highly anticipated trophy.
Two days before the final 1-0 win over Paris, he turned 32, but Bayern's mascot shows no signs of weakening from the best season of his career. Is it possible that he gets better with age?
2019/20 in numbers
Achievements : UEFA Champions League winner, Bundesliga winner, German Cup winner, UEFA Champions League top scorer, UEFA Champions League best assistant, Bundesliga top scorer, Bundesliga best player of the season.
Uefa champions league
Matches: 10
Goals: 15
Assists: 6
Domestic League
Matches: 31
Goals: 34
Assists: 4
Three main points
1. Was the top scorer in all three competitions Bayern won in the 2019/20 season, scoring 34 goals in 31 Bundesliga matches, six in five German Cup matches and 15 in ten UEFA Champions League matches.
2. Peaked in performance on 26 November 2019, scoring four goals in 16 minutes after winning the UEFA Champions League 6-0 group stage at Crvena Zvezda, the fastest four in tournament history.
3. It was not his goal that finally earned Levangoalski the UEFA Champions League medal he had longed for, but he played a part in the victory over Paris, Thilo Kerer's decision to celebrate Lewandowski, leaving Kingsley Coman to the finish line. ...
What they're saying
“He works so hard for the team. He is important to our protection as he provides support and there is no need to say anything about the kind of danger he poses in front of the goal. He is very professional and works very hard. He's the best center player. striker in the world. "
Hansi Flick, coach of Bayern Munich
“I haven't seen the best player in the whole year. He sacrifices a lot for the sake of success, and for me he absolutely deserves to be called the best footballer in the world. "
Lothar Matthäus, former captain of Bavaria and Germany
“He is perhaps the best professional I have ever met here. His diet, his lifestyle ... Everything is aimed at success. The question is whether Robert at 35 will be even better than Cristiano Ronaldo at 35 ”.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, CEO of Bavaria
