Robert Lewandowski he still has one regret: that of not having won the Ballon d’Or in 2020. The Polish center forward knows he had a great opportunity, with the success denied to him due to the coronavirus pandemic, which forced the organizers not to award the award, which the following year went – amid controversy – to Lionel Messi: “Recently a friend sent me some statistics: I scored 100 goals in 85 games between 2020 and 2021. Receiving the 2020 Ballon d’Or now? a great honor and I would accept the award,” he told Sports Bild.
“That year was extraordinary for me, I was at the highest level, we won everything. I wouldn’t feel offended: it would be a great honour,” said the Barcelona player. “Of course I would like to receive the Ballon d’Or one day. I’m not angry or sad because I miss this trophy. But my feeling is that in one of those two years I should have won it.
Who will win it this year? It’s difficult to say because the European Championships and the last decisive matches of the Champions League are still ahead of us. But right now Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham are for me the most exceptional players in the world.”