The paths of Robert Lewandowski and Lionel Messi almost crossed. The Argentinian left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain, and the Pole came to Barcelona from Bayern a year later.So far, Lewandowski has not fulfilled his wish to be on the same team with Messi, but he does not hide that he would like it to happen before his career ends. And, both of them are already in the late phase of their playing careers.”What we see now with Messi is that he plays more as a playmaker than as a striker. Now he may score less goals, but he has more key passes to his teammates for goals. Compared to some past times, Leo is now the type of player that any striker would want in his team,” Lewandowski pointed out.The Pole adds that after winning the World Cup, Messi is now the first favorite to win the Ballon d’Or.”Of course, he is the first candidate for that recognition. Perhaps we can count in that race on another player who is with Messi at the club, however, this was the year of the World Cup, which only one of the two could win and Leo is now in pole position to win the Ballon d’Or. He achieved the dream he had been dreaming for a long time and now he can enjoy it”.##NAJAVA_MECA_6906165##It is interesting that many criticized Messi after the match with Poland for allegedly not shaking Lewandowski’s hand, but the Polish footballer revealed that they communicated during the game.”I can’t reveal what we talked about, but it was a friendly chat. These are things that would not be right to reveal, because they are private, however, it was very nice”.Argentina’s triumph in Qatar is not a surprise for Lewa. On the contrary.”I said before the World Cup that for me Argentina is the favorite for the title. Whoever asked me, I said – Argentina. Even after their initial defeat against Saudi Arabia, I was sure that they would go through the group and later win the trophy”.The Polish ace does not rule out the possibility of seeing him at the next World Cup, even though he will be 38 years old then. Of course, provided that Poland qualifies.”Whether I will play at the next World Cup will depend on the factors surrounding football, not on my physical fitness. I know I’ll be ready if I want to play, but it’s too early to decide. There are three and a half years by then. That’s a lot of time. Now I am focusing on the EURO 2024″.Imagine Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski linking up 🤩 pic.twitter.com/OH3rKlc1Ml— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 24, 2022 Although according to numerous assessments, Poland played the most boring football in Qatar, Lewandowski is satisfied with what was done.”We achieved our goal. We played against France in the round of 16 after good performances in the group. We also had chances against them in the first half. We weren’t that good in the rest of the match, but in the end we were only beaten by teams that played in the final. We could have played better, but I insist that we achieved our goal”, said Robert Lewandowski.
