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  • Robert Lewandowski is fastest hat -trick scorer in UCL’s history

    Robert Lewandowski is fastest hat -trick scorer in UCL’s history

    Polish and Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has emerged as the best fastest hat trick scorer in the UEFA Champions League, the hat trick was completed in 10 Minutes, 27 seconds in the match between Bayern Munich of Germany and Red Bull Salzburg of Austria on Tuesday night.

    The second -leg UCL game played at Allianz arena the home ground of Bayern Munich ended 7-1 in favour of the home side after the first leg in Austria ended in a 1-1 stalemate.

    The record has ensured that Marco Simeone’s record of 24 minutes and Claudio Pizzaro’s 33rd minute record have all been beaten and the duo moved to 2nd and 3rd in that order.

    The Polish striker had three goals to his name by the 23rd minute – the earliest anyone has ever completed a hat-trick in a Champions League game – as Bayern shook off their early nerves to crush Salzburg.

    With his 3 goals in the game, Lewandowsky has now scored 85 Champions UCL goals in 104 games overall.

     

  • Robert Lewandowski wins FIFA best men’s footballer award

    Robert Lewandowski wins FIFA best men’s footballer award

    Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski was named the best men’s player in 2021 at a FIFA awards ceremony on Monday.

    The forward beat Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to secure the award for the second consecutive year.

    The Pole broke Gerd Muller’s long-standing single-season Bundesliga record with an unprecedented haul of 41 goals.

    In all competitions, he scored 48 goals in 40 games for Bayern Munich in the 2020/2021 season.

    “Thank you very much, it is a great honour,” Lewandowski said as he received the trophy from Bayern Munich chief Oliver Kahn, coach Julian Nagelsmann and board member for sport, Hasan Salihamidzic.

    “Everything that happened last year, the Bundesliga record —- I would never have dared to dream about that.”

    At the ceremony, Thomas Tuchel was honoured as best coach after his UEFA Champions League triumph with Chelsea.

    “It was a pretty normal day so far at the training centre, I’ve just come from training because we have a game (on Tuesday), but now you opened the envelope and said my name, it’s pretty surreal,” the German coach said.

    “I’m overwhelmed, I feel a bit uncomfortable actually. I enjoy the journey and I enjoy the club, it’s a good fit.”

    On the women’s side, Alexia Putellas of FC Barcelona Women took the award for best player and Chelsea Ladies’ Emma Hayes for best coach.

    Putellas captained the Barcelona to the treble, with the Catalan side winning the Women’s UEFA Champions League, Spanish league and Copa de la Reina last term.

    Édouard Mendy and Christiane Endler were named best men’s and women’s goalkeeper respectively.

    The Denmark national team, medics and coaching staff received the Fairplay Award for their heroic response after Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s match against Finland at the Euro 2020.

    Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony was held partially online, with only a few guests and FIFA officials, including President Gianni Infantino, at the event in Zurich.

    All nominated players and coaches participated via video link.

  • Lewandowski reacts after losing Ballon d’Or award to Lionel Messi

    Lewandowski reacts after losing Ballon d’Or award to Lionel Messi

    …as Messi gushes with joy over 7th Ballon d’Or win

    Robert Lewandowski has reacted after losing Monday night’s Ballon d’Or award to Lionel Messi, who has become the player with more Ballon d’Or awards than any other, winning his 7th in Paris, France.

    While the Bayern Munich star congratulated Messi, both players expressed excitement at winning big at the 65th Ballon d’Or France Football award night.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports while Lewandowski won the best striker of the year award, Messi won the most prized individual football award during the Ballon d’Or award ceremony.

    Reacting, Lewandowski said: “To start, I would like to congratulate Lionel Messi Ballon d’Or Winner. I want to thank every single journalist who voted for me, and believed that my achievements were important in 2021.

    “I won Striker Of The Year Award and no player can win an individual award without the strongest team and loyal fans behind him. And for me it’s no different. I want to thank my club Bayern Munich for the platform they’ve given me to succeed and to achieve my dreams.

    “I want to thank my teammates in the Polish National Team and in Bayern Munich. I also want to thank my fans for supporting me every single day it means a lot to me.

    “And the most important thing, huge thanks to my family. Thank you Mom, thank you Anna – you are the love of my life and my best friend, thanks to my sister Milena and to my friends and management team for the continuous support, the foundation of my achievements”.

    On his part, Messi said: “Although I always put ahead the collective, I can not hide my joy for having been able to get another Ballon d’Or. I want to thank and dedicate to all my colleagues and staff of the @afaseleccion for such a nice year that we live. Also the ones I had in the @fcbarcelona and to those of del @psg.

    “And of course to my family and friends, as well as to all the people who support me, who stand by me, take care of me and make me able to give up day to day: without all of them this would never have been possible. And thank you too a @francefootball by the gala and the award”.

    Earlier, Messi had said Lewandowski should be retrospectively awarded the 2020 Ballon d’Or.

    In his acceptance speech immediately after collecting the 2021 Ballon d’Or, Messi said: “I would like to mention Robert Lewandowski, it’s been a real honour to compete with you.

    “Everyone knows and we agree that you were the winner last year. I think France Football should award you your 2020 Ballon d’Or – you deserve it and you should have it at home”.

    He added: “I think Robert Lewandowski had a great year. Year after year, he improves and shows the excellent striker he is, as well as his ability to score goals.

    “This year he was awarded as the top scorer. Of course he can certainly aspire to that level next year, thanks to his way of being on the pitch. And in addition, he plays for a big club”.

    TNG reports the Poland international was denied the Ballon d’Or award in 2020 as the award did not hold due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

  • BREAKING: Lewandowski wins best striker of the year award

    BREAKING: Lewandowski wins best striker of the year award

    Bayern Munich and German player, Robert Lewandowski has won the France Football best striker of the year 2021 award.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Lewandowski was announced the best striker of the year on Monday in Paris during the Ballon d’Or 2021 award.

    The Ballon d’Or award is in recognising the best footballers in the world 2021. The 2021 Ballon d’Or is the 65th annual ceremony of the award presented by France Football.

    Nominees for the award were announced on 8 October 2021, with Lionel Messi going on to win the 2021 Ballon d’Or award, beating Lewandowski, who emerged in second place.

  • Lewandowski breaks Mueller’s 49-year scoring record

    Lewandowski breaks Mueller’s 49-year scoring record

    Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski said it felt like being in a “science fiction film” as he scored his 41st Bundesliga goal of the season on Saturday to break Gerd Mueller’s 49-year-old German league record for a single campaign.

    Lewandowski scored in the 90th minute of Bayern’s 5-2 home win over Augsburg having equalled Mueller’s record of 40, which was set in 1971/72, last weekend.

    Lewandowski broke Mueller’s mark with a classic poacher’s effort, rounding the Augsburg goalkeeper to fire home having snapped up the rebound after Leroy Sane’s shot was parried just before the whistle.

    “You wait for 90 minutes and then it comes in the last few seconds,” Lewandowski told Sky.

    “It was like being in a science fiction film. I’ve lost my voice.

    “I saw Leroy shoot for goal, I had to keep believing and luckily it came off.”

    Lewandowski claimed the record having had his six previous shots all saved as Bayern were presented with the Bundesliga trophy after the final whistle for the ninth straight season

    They finished the season 13 points clear in the table.

    “I was a little bit disappointed to have not scored sooner, but sometimes such records have to be fought for,” added Lewandowski.

    “I was patient and believed until the end. I thank my team, who share the record with me.”

    It was the last game for Bayern head coach Hansi Flick, who will be replaced by Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann next season having won seven titles over the last 18 months.

    At the other end of the table, Werder Bremen were relegated on the last day of the season after 40 years in Germany’s top flight.

    Cologne’s 1-0 home win over bottom side Schalke meant automatic relegation for Bremen, who were thumped 4-2 at home to Moenchengladbach.

    This is Bremen’s first relegation since 1979/80 before coming back up the following season.

    Union Berlin qualified for the new Europa Conference League play-offs finishing seventh in the table with a shock 2-1 win over second-placed RB Leipzig.

     

  • Jurgen Klopp reveals best player he has ever managed

    Jurgen Klopp reveals best player he has ever managed

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Bayern Munich ace Robert Lewandowski is the best player he has ever managed during his spell at Borussia Dortmund.

    Over that time he has taken charge of countless world-class players, but one in particular stands out for the German.

    When asked during an interview with Bild who was the best player he had worked with as a manager, Klopp did not hesitate in his answer.

    “Robert Lewandowski. It actually won’t be fair to say that about any other player except Lewy,” he explained.

    “What he has made out of his potential, how he pushed himself to become the player he is today, that’s extraordinary.”

    According to the coach, it is not just the Poland international’s innate ability in front of goal that makes him such a fine player, but also his work ethic and determination.

    “Lewy took every step he needed to take to be that goal machine. Every one,” he added.

    “He has immersed himself in the game, he just knows in every situation what he has to do, where he has to go. Lewy is an absolute machine.”

  • Klopp was a ‘bad teacher’ to me – Lewandowski

    Klopp was a ‘bad teacher’ to me – Lewandowski

    Robert Lewandowski has spoken in glowing terms about his relationship with Jurgen Klopp, saying the now Liverpool boss was the “bad teacher” who propelled him on the path to greatness.

    After finding life tough in his teenage years, Lewandowski began to score regularly for Znicz Pruszkow and Lech Poznan, which earned him a move to Borussia Dortmund in 2010.

    Lewandowski’s start to life in the Bundesliga was not smooth sailing, as he was played in an unfamiliar No.10 position and found life tough in training under Klopp.

    Things came to a head following a Champions League defeat to Marseille in September of 2011.

    Lewandowski confronted Klopp and asked his manager what he wanted from him. Despite his German being patchy at that stage, the Poland international picked up on what was required of him and things blossomed to the extent that he won a second Bundesliga title before securing a move to Bayern Munich.

    Revealing how his relationship with Klopp developed to the Players’ Tribune, Lewandowski said: “Jurgen was not only a father figure to me. As a coach, he was like the “bad” teacher. And I mean that in the best sense of the word.

    “Let me explain. Think back to you when you were in school. Which teacher do you remember the most? Not the one who made life easy for you and never expected anything from you. No, no, no. You remember the bad teacher, the one who was strict with you. The one who put pressure on you and did everything to get the best out of you. That’s the teacher who made you better, right? And Jurgen was like that.

    “He was not content to let you be a B student, you know? Jurgen wanted A+ students. He didn’t want it for him. He wanted it for you.

    “He taught me so much. When I arrived at Dortmund, I wanted to do everything quickly: strong pass, one touch only. Jurgen showed me to calm down – to take two touches if necessary.

    “It was totally against my nature, but soon I was scoring more goals.

    “When I had that down, he challenged me to speed it up again. One touch. BANG. Goal. He slowed me down to speed me up. It sounds simple, but it was genius, really.”

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  • I spoke to Ferguson about Man Utd move – Lewandowski

    I spoke to Ferguson about Man Utd move – Lewandowski

    Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski admits moving to England was close previously in his career.

    Lewandowski was voted last week FIFA’s The Best for this year’s Player of the Season.

    He recalled to France Football: “After my second year in Dortmund, I had a conversation with Sir Alex Ferguson.

    “He wanted me to come to Manchester.

    “I was very interested. I can even say I was ready. But Dortmund wouldn’t let me go. It didn’t bother me any more than that because it went well in Borussia.”

  • BREAKING: Lewandowski named best men’s player at FIFA awards

    BREAKING: Lewandowski named best men’s player at FIFA awards

    Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski won the best men’s player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich, beating last year’s winner Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the top prize.

    Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski won the best men’s player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich, beating last year’s winner Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the top prize.

    The Poland striker scored 55 goals in just 47 games last season as he helped German giants Bayern to a treble.

    Lewandowski, 32, finished as the top scorer in the league, cup and Champions League.

    Manchester City defender Lucy Bronze won the best women’s player award.

    The winners were decided by nominations from national team captains and head coaches, an online ballot of fans and 200 media representatives.

    This is the first time Lewandowski has won the award, with Barcelona forward Messi or Juventus’ Ronaldo usually triumphing.

    This season, Lewandowski has picked up from where left off with 16 goals in 14 games for Bayern.

    “If you win such an award and share that title with Messi and Ronaldo, that is unbelievable and it means so much to me,” Lewandowski said.

    “A long time ago, I remember I was longing for something like this and now I can win such and award. This really means, regardless of where you come form, all that matters is what you put into it.”

  • Lewandowski shoots Bayern Munich to German Cup final

    Robert Lewandowski netted a second-half winner as holders Bayern Munich qualified for a third successive German Cup final after beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 on Wednesday.

    Despite a superb first half, in which they took the lead through Ivan Perisic, Bayern were made to sweat after completely losing their rhythm.

    This happened after the break as they allowed their opponents to come back into the match with a goal from Danny Da Costa.

    “In the first half, we should have scored more goals.

    “In the second half, we did not do it well,’’ Bayern coach, Hansi Flick, said.

    “But it was a Cup game and at the end it was a deserved qualification.

    “It could have been an easier second half if we had done it better in the first.’’

    Bayern will now play Bayer Leverkusen in the final on 4 July.

    Leverkusen cruised past fourth tier Saarbruecken 3-0 on Tuesday for the final.

    Having all but secured the Bundesliga title and chasing a 20th German Cup crown, the Bavarians were unstoppable in the first half and an unmarked Perisic headed in a Thomas Mueller cross for the lead in the 14th minute.

    They should have scored several more with Perisic, Kingsley Coman and Lewandowski repeatedly going close as the visitors were completely outclassed in the first half.

    Frankfurt, who beat Bayern in the 2018 final, came out transformed after the break and snatched an equaliser through substitute Da Costa in the 69th.

    Yet, Lewandowski scored the winner five minutes later with Bayern’s only real chance in the second half after confusion in the Frankfurt.