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Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski (AP Image)
Robert Lewandowski was the frontrunner to win the coveted individual award for the world’s best player in 2020, but the ceremony was cancelled.
Robert Lewandowski hasn’t forgotten the 2020 Ballon d’Or ceremony, which was not a joke that Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema would win this year’s award unless it is canceled again.
The Poland forward was the first to win the coveted individual award for the world’s best player in 2020, but the ceremony was canceled for the first time since its inception in 1956. coronavirus Epidemic.
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Lewandowski was instead given the “striker of the year” award at the 2021 ceremony, where Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi won his seventh Ballon d’Or.
“(Benzema) is probably one of the favorites to win the Ballon d’Or,” Lewandowski told Movistar on Thursday.
“If they don’t cancel it, they’re probably going to win the Ballon d’Or.”
After helping his team win the Champions League and La Liga last season, Benzema is expected to win prizes presented by France Football magazine at a ceremony in Paris on Monday.
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Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga and Champions League double in the 2019–20 season, with Lewandowski scoring 15 goals in Europe en route to victory over PSG in the final.
“I wanted to tell Robert that it was an honor to go against him,” Messi said at the 2021 ceremony.
“He deserved to win it last year.”
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