Lewandowski surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in scoring for Munich.
[골닷컴] Reporter Choi Dae-hoon = One of the best scorers in Bundesliga history, Robert Lewandowski, has left Bayern Munich. Lewandowski surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in scoring for Munich.
On the 20th (Korean time), sports media ‘EPSN’ reported that “Lewandowski, who spent eight seasons in Munich, scored more goals than Ronaldo and Messi during the same period.”
After joining Borussia Dortmund in the 2010-11 season and showing sensational performances for four seasons, Lewandowski moved freely to Munich before the 2014-15 season. It was Lewandowski who had been pointed at by Dortmund fans, but his decision to join Munich was a godsend.
During his eight seasons with Munich, Lewandowski grew beyond the Bundesliga to become one of the most dangerous strikers in the world, averaging 344 goals and 72 assists in 375 appearances in all competitions. The only player in Munich’s history to score more goals than Lewandowski is legend Gerd Muller with 531 goals.
Lewandowski’s incredible scoring record surpasses those of Ronaldo and Messi, who are called the greatest footballers of all time. Messi scored 329 goals for Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) while Lewandowski scored 344 goals in eight years at Munich. Messi only scored 11 goals in his PSG debut season, but the outcome might have been different if Barcelona had had Messi for another year.
Ronaldo also scored 323 goals for Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United during the same period. Before the 2021-22 season, Ronaldo returned to his ‘family’ Manchester United and fought hard, but he did not reach Lewandowski’s record.
It is no wonder that Lewandowski is ahead of Ronaldo and Messi’s records. Munich’s Bundesliga plays four fewer league matches each season than the other top five leagues between Messi and Ronaldo. Taking this into account, Lewandowski’s achievements are even more impressive that he was ahead of the two players who dominated the Ballon d’Or during that period.
In his Munich debut season, Lewandowski scored 25 goals in all competitions, his lowest record in a single season. Even though he scored a whopping 25 goals. In the following seven seasons, Lewandowski never scored less than 40 goals in a season. He even crossed the 50-goal mark twice in the 2019-20 season, peaking with 55 goals in 47 games and 50 goals in 46 games in the 2021-22 season.
Barcelona, who are struggling with financial difficulties, are known to have paid over 45 million euros (about 60.4 billion won) to sign Lewandowski, and if he can show his previous performances, his transfer fee seems not to be wasted at all.
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