Robert Lewandowski cannot hide the "disappointment" he feels for Barça's new European setback that leaves the Catalan club on the brink of KO in the Champions League. In an interview granted to the channel
Despite the delicate situation of the Blaugrana in recent weeks, the former Bayern Munich player is motivated ahead of the match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, a match with "history" and "one of the biggest of the year ".
For this, he considers that it is essential that the team gets up. "After a bad game you have to show in the next one that you are there, play good football and after ninety minutes, win the game."
Lewandowski has fond memories of his display against the Whites in the 2012/13 Champions League semi-finals, a game that elevated him to one of the continent's great predators by scoring four goals in the first leg that sealed Borussia Dortmund's pass to the final. "Not only is it one of the best games of my life, but it is also one of the historic performances in the Champions League," he said with a smile.
Finally, he does not believe that Madrid-Barça is a Benzema-Lewandowski. The Pole valued the work of his French namesake this year and sees him as a firm candidate to win the Ballon d'Or. He was left without the award in 2020 when everyone thought he was the winner by leaving it deserted because of the pandemic. "(Benzema) is likely to win it."
