On August 23, Bayern Munich won the Champions League after a 1-0 win over Paris Saint Germain in the final. Thanks to that, the Bavarian authorities completed their treble in the 2019-20 season, along with the Bundesliga and German Cup titles.
Among the achievements of the home team at the Allianz-Arena, Robert Lewandowski is the most prominent face, with the achievement of being the top scorer in all 3 fronts. In the Bundesliga, the Polish striker has 34 goals, in the Champions League he has 15 goals and 6 goals in the National Cup.
With such an excellent season, the 32-year-old striker received an outstanding number of votes in the 2020 Best Player election in Germany. The vote was organized by the famous Kicker magazine, with votes from members of the German Union of Sports Journalists (VDS). Lewy received more than 50% of the total votes.
Specifically, there were 276 votes for Lewandowski in the number 1 position, much higher than his two teammates, Thomas Müller (54) and Joshua Kimmich (49). The fourth place in the voting is Kai Havertz of Bayer Leverkusen, followed by Timo Werner, who has just moved from RB Leipzig to Chelsea FC this summer.
Lewandowski is the first foreign player to win the award since 2015, when Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne played for VFL Wolfsburg.
Lewandowski said he was very proud of the award: The expectations are getting higher and higher for me and I try to overcome that every year. I have worked hard for the results for me and the team, the outstanding achievements both domestically and internationally. Lewandowski also said that he deserved to win the Ballon d'Or but unfortunately for him, with the COVID-19 affected season, France Football magazine decided not to award this prestigious award this year.
