LIGA – Ballon d’Or: Lewandowski did not come to Spain to compete with Benzema

The Real-Barça rivalry has found two names to personify it this season. With the arrival of Robert Lewandowski this summer in Catalonia, the Blaugrana have offered the services of a candidate for the Ballon d’Or. A major asset to face the great Madrid rival led by one of, if not the, favorite for the supreme individual award: Karim Benzema. In an interview granted to the German media Sport1, the former player of Bayern Munich gave himself up somewhat on this announced duel between him and the striker of the France team.

If, at 33, Robert Lewandowski is still chasing his first Ballon d’Or, the Pole does not place this trophy above the collective objectives. “I’ve always said that the success of the team motivates me. Prizes like that are good extras, but that’s not why I wanted to go to Spain. was not true”, explained the Polish striker.

Indeed, many rumors have insisted that Lewandowski came to FC Barcelona only to write in stone this rivalry for the Ballon d’Or with Karim Benzema, the Madrid enemy. So what better than to put on the Barça jersey to do this. This is not the case according to the ex-Bayern Munich striker, who says he respects his new opponent in the league.

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On the Bayern side, Kingsley Coman has announced that he voted for KB9 in the race for the Ballon d’Or. An answer that made his former Munich teammate smile: “Yes, I noticed that. But of course ‘King’ (Coman, editor’s note) had to say it because he still plays with Benzema in the national team.” Before taking a more serious tone: “I look at myself and my team, not the others. Of course you look forward to matches like the Clásico and Benzema is a great striker, but in the end it’s about winning trophies with Barça. Everything else is irrelevant.”

Sunday, the Polish gleaned its first title under its new colors, winning the Joan Gamper Trophy (6-0) against Pumas UNAM. And the Pole was not content to open the scoring, since he was also named best player of the match. A whirlwind debut for the one who therefore remains a solid competitor to Karim Benzema for the Ballon d’Or.

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