Is Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski still an underappreciated striker? | UEFA Champions League

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ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno, Craig Burley, Dan Thomas, Julie Laurens and Shaka Hislop react to Robert Lewandowski’s record-breaking performance in Bayern Munich’s 6-0 win vs. Red Star Belgrade, along with Cristiano Ronaldo’s failure to make an impact in Juventus’ 1-0 victory vs. Atletico Madrid.

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Mr. Anonymous says:

5 goals in 9 minutes. Wake me up when someone actually does that. Lewangoalski, the monster of Bundesliga.

robizzlor says:

He is good but come on. It's Red Star Belgrade.

Black Penguin says:

If Messi deserves ballon d or this year why not lewandoski? At least he deserves top three.

Zenon Rodrigo says:

Koleś Benzeme wybrał. Co za gosc

Konrad B says:

Benzema better than Lewandowski? Are you fucking kidding me?

madasraka says:

Benzema? xD hahaahhahaa

PLTommia says:

2015 – 49 goals
2016 – 47 goals
2017 – 53 goals
2018 – 46 goals
2019 – 51 goals so far! 6 games left! GOAL MACHINE?⚽️????

pushin it says:

Would've been 5 if the first one counted. Why is everybody ignoring that?

Boniek20 says:

LEWANDOWSKI BALLON D’Or

Lewandowski has won trophies and individual honours in 2018-19 and currently for the calendar year, Ballon D’Or 2019.

Please read…..

Robert Lewandowski
2019-20 – Bayern Munich

Games: 17
12 Bundesliga, 5 Champions League

Goals: 26

Minutes per goal: 57.26 minutes

Lionel Messi (best season – 2012-13 – Barcelona):
Games: 43
Goals: 54
Minutes per goal: 64.25

Cristiano Ronaldo (best season – 2013-14 – Real Madrid):
Games: 41
Goals: 48
Minutes per goal: 73.6

2019 Calendar Year Stats:

13. Duvan Zapata – 23 goals in 32 games

12. Moussa Dembele – 24 goals in 44 games

11. Jamie Vardy – 24 goals in 31 games

10. Wissam Ben Yedder – 25 goals in 41 games

9. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 25 goals in 41 games

8. Ciro Immobile – 25 goals in 39 games

7. Sadio Mane – 27 goals in 42 games

6. Raheem Sterling – 27 goals in 42 games

5. Sergio Aguero – 29 goals in 38 games

4. Kylian Mbappe – 32 goals in 35 games

3. Karim Benzema – 33 goals in 44 games

2. Lionel Messi – 39 goals in 42 games

1. Robert Lewandowski – 45 goals in 42 games

Some comparisons:

2019-20
Liverpool

Van Dijk
League
Only 2 clean sheets in 13 games v
Sheffield Utd
Burnley

CL
0 clean sheets
8 goals scored against
Genk
Napoli
Salzburg

Van Dijk should not win the Ballon D’Or.

When was the last time you would put a defender as the Ballon D’Or winner? Cannavaro

Think about it? What is so special about Van Dijk?
Yeh, he’s a top player and yeh he won the Champions League? But to win the actual Ballon D’Or?!

Pique and Dani Alves won the Treble…..where were they in the Ballon D’Or that year?!

Van Dijk had a top season in the Champions League….but actually he didn’t do too well against Messi in the first leg.

The Champions League doesn’t show a player’s consistency over the whole season and it is a competition whereby all the ‘big teams’ get through the group stage. So in fact, to win the CL, you have 3 teams to beat to reach the final…..

Furthermore , Van Dijk didn’t win anything domestically…AGAIN, for another season. How can you give a player, and a defender at that, the Ballon D’Or?

Pique won the Treble, where was he in the Ballon D’Or that year?

What about Ronaldo?
In the year that Juve won the domestic double and got to the CL final, the highest any Juve player got in that year’s Ballon D’Or was 15th place. (?!)

How can you even have Ronaldo or Mbappe in the top 5? However, this year they’re contemplating putting someone, Ronaldo, in the top 3 for just winning the Seria A title and was only 5th Top goalscorer in Seria A and whose start to the 2019 season had been poor.

The same can be said of Mbappe, someone who just won the league, and the French league at that,. He’s another one who has started the 2019 season poorly.

So what did these footballers win last season continuing on to the current season of 2019-20?

What the following won last season 2018-19….

Liverpool won the Champions League.

CL Top goal-scorers
1 Messi 12
2 Lewandowski 8
Aguero 6
Ronaldo 6
Sterling 4
Mbappe 4
Salah 4
Firmino 2

League/Cup

Lewandowski ✅✅
Aguero ✅✅
Sterling ✅✅
Messi ✅❌
Mbappe ✅❌
Ronaldo ✅❌

Golden Boot 2019-20

16
Lewandowski

15
Immobile
12
Vardy, Werner
10
Lukaku, Abraham, Benzema
9
Ben Yedder, Aguero
8
Moreno, Aubameyang, Messi
7
Sterling, Kane, Rashford
6
Zapata, Suarez, Pukki, Dzeko
5
Ronaldo, Reus, Salah, Milik, Mbappe
4
Wesley, Pulisic, Icardi
Griezmann, Neymar, Di Maria, Morata
3
Firmino, Piatek, Sancho, Insigne
2
Bale
1
Hazard

Champions League 2019-20
Top Goalscorers

1. Lewandowski 10
2. Haaland 8
3. Kane 6
4. Stirling 5
Benzema 4
Mbappe 4
Suarez 3
Salah 3
Messi 2
Ronaldo 1

Champions League Top Scorers
Robert Lewandowski
10 goals, 5 appearances
Bayern Munich
44 mins per goal

437 mins played

CL: All-time Top Scorers

Goals/Apps

1. Ronaldo 127/167
2. Messi 113/139
3. Raul 71/142
4. Benzema 64/117
5. Lewandowski 63/85

Conclusion:
Lewandowski achievements-:

2018-19
Bundesliga ✅
Top goalscorer ✅

Cup ✅
Top goalscorer ✅

Champions League
2nd Top goalscorer

2019-20 (currently)
Bundesliga
Top goalscorer 16 goals

Cup
1 goal in 115 mins

Champions League
Top goalscorer
10 Lewandowski
4 Mbappe
2 Messi
1 Ronaldo

European Golden Boot
Top goalscorer
16 Lewandowski
10 Benzema
8 Messi
5 Ronaldo
Mbappe 5

2019-2020
Goals: League/CL

Lewandowski 16/10 = 26

Messi 8/2 = 10

Ronaldo 5/1 = 6

Mbappe 5/4 = 9

LEWA v Messi/Ron/Mbappe

LEWA 26 v 25 MRM

Dionizy Szajbel says:

9 to liczba BOGA ( boska ) . Cokolwiek przemnozysz przez 9 i sprowadzisz wynik do jednostki ( dodajac ) to zawsze uzyskasz 9

Dionizy Szajbel says:

Lwandowski matakie rekordy ze Messi i ronaldo to moga tylko pomarzyc.

Varkichan Sebi says:

If Lewandowski is given a rating of anything less than 92 in fifa 21; I will have to edit his stats again to make it 92, i guess lol

Dont Think TRY IT! says:

27 in 19 zu wild

ewelina barbara says:

how many records you have to beat to get a golden shoe

charly austin says:

In the next game that Lewandowski will not score in those clowns will say that he is an overrated striker and that he is declining.

Lukie Cartier says:

Is under-rated due to 1) Long name 2) Nationality 3) Being at Bayern vs Real, Juve or any top flight EPL team. There is def. a bias working against him on all these 3 levels. He does have two legit knocks on him though: historically he tends not to produce in very important matches (for club and country), plus has never won the CL. This season he's very strong though, so far best striker on the planet right now.

sairaj dalvi says:

Just because Lewy doesn't play in the PL, doesn't mean he isn't the best. Why do people think that every player must play in the PL to prove himself. Look at Messi, Ribery, Xavi, Iniesta,etc… the list goes on.

DEE DUBZ says:

Needs to win the Champions League to be recognised as one of the true greats I believe

Devil Loves You says:

these topics are so stupid.

Durga Magar says:

Bundesh Liga bestttt

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