Robert Lewandowski surpassed Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to achieve FIFA’s ‘The Best’ footballer of the year award

Since 2008, two players controlled the football universe. For 10 years, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo secured the Ballon d’Or award until in 2018, Real Madrid’s Luka Modric smashed the gridlock. In 2019, Lionel Messi showed his mettle and made a return to reclaim his cherished title.

This year around, the story has taken a different direction as Polish player Robert Lewandowski has surpassed Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to accomplish the best male footballer of the year award. At 32, the prolific striker has ultimately attained the trophy he has dreamt since his initial playing days. In this column, let’s go through Lewandowski’s outstanding performance for the season 19/20.

Bundesliga

In the Bundesliga, Robert Lewandowski for Bayern Munich proved to be a phenomenal striker last season. Out of 34 appearances, Lewa scored 31 times because of which, Bayern Munich lifted the league title. In the ongoing 20/21 season, the Polish striker has touched the net 18 times in 17 games. By doing so, Dowski has reached 250 goals in the Bundesliga league. Not to skip, Lewandowski shattered Gerd Muller’s performance of accomplishing most goals for the Bavarian team in a single season.

Champions League and DFB-Pokal

For Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Lewa scored 15 goals in 10 appearances. Sadly, the striker could not record a goal in the final match against Paris Saint-Germain. For his extraordinary run in the Champions League, Dowski won the UEFA Champions League top scorer award and forward of the season award.

In the DFB-Pokal knockout tournament, Dowski scored six goals in five matches. Against Bayer Leverkusen, Robert Lewandowski found the back of the net twice and reached his 50th and 51st goal of the season. His goals along with two more goals from other players helped Bayern Munich pick up the DFB-Pokal trophy for a record 20th time.

Over-flooded with trophies and medals

The 19/20 season has been noteworthy for Robert Lewandowski because he has been over-flooded with trophies and medals. His list of accomplishments includes:

UEFA Champions League Winner

UEFA Champions League Top Scorer

UEFA Champions League Best Forward of the Season

UEFA Men’s Player of the Year

FIFA Best Men’s Player

Bundesliga Player of the Year

European Footballer of the Year

Germany’s Footballer of the Year

No, the list is not complete yet. There are a few more, but we have run out of words. So many accolades in a single season are truly a unique and unbelievable achievement.