Robert Lewandowski stays one of many best strikers on this planet, however his profession has been considerably overshadowed by the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Argentine hero Messi spent 17-years with Barcelona, changing into a membership legend after netting 672 targets for the Catalan giants. He lifted ten La Liga titles, 4 Champions League trophies and eight Spanish Tremendous Cups earlier than leaving to hitch Paris Saint-Germain in 2021.
Manchester United and Actual Madrid star Ronaldo achieved three Premier League titles with the Pink Devils and have become a four-time Champions League winner with Madrid. The striker netted 450 targets in 438 appearances for Los Blancos and continues to interrupt information within the Saudi Professional League with Al Nassr.
Present Barca goalscorer Lewandowski spent most of his profession within the Bundesliga. His 344 targets for Bayern Munich arrived in simply 375 video games, whereas eight of his ten German league titles got here whereas on the books on the Bavarian facet.
However, regardless of the fixed comparisons to a few of the best gamers within the recreation, Lewandowski has admitted that he is proud to have performed shared the identical stage as Messi and Ronaldo.
“I’ve been enjoying soccer in the identical period as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo,” he instructed The Athletic. “I feel I have been near that elite degree in some moments and even beat them in numerous video games. I feel we are able to say I used to be round!
“It means so much when you get near guys like this. It makes me very proud to see that within the period of Messi and Ronaldo, typically, Lewandowski additionally managed to interrupt some information and make an influence.”
Nonetheless persevering with to impress in La Liga, Lewandowski has netted 19 targets in 17 appearances this season for Barca. He sits forward of Ballon d’Or runner-up Vinicius Junior within the league’s record of prime goalscorers, regardless of by no means profitable the sport’s most coveted particular person prize himself.
