Lewandowski responds to Messi: “I would like your statement to be honest, not empty words”

For the Polish player they were not “honest words”. Lionel Messi took his seventh Golden Ball and in second place was Robert Lewandowski, who gave statements for the program ‘Moc Futbolu’ of the Polish channel Kanale Sportowym where he spoke about the expectations he had for this award and how he lived the gala in Paris.

On the words that Lionel Messi had after going on stage to collect the award: “I would like your statement to be honest, not just empty words”, he pointed. “However, I’m not excited”, He ruled on the possibility of receiving in the future the trophy that was not awarded in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, and in which he seemed a clear winner over the rest of the candidates.

The recent signing of PSG (613) beat Bayern Munich’s attacker (580) by 33 votes. Immediately, after receiving the award, the Rosario wanted to acknowledge the Pole for his performance throughout the campaign, ensuring that he deserves to have in his showcases the award that the magazine did not deliver in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID- 19).

“There was sadness, I have nothing to hide”, Lewandowski mentioned when asked about his second place in the voting, adding: “I cannot say that I am satisfied but quite the opposite. I feel dissatisfied ”.

“Being so close, competing with Lionel Messi… of course I respect how he plays and what he has achieved. The mere fact that I was able to compete with him shows me the level that I was able to achieve. But, in fact, I felt sad and it was good that we did not have a match in the middle of the week after the gala ”, The former Borussia Dortmund said, referring to how the fact of not being able to lift the Ballon d’Or in 2021 affected him.

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