The Robert Lewandowski thing seems hard to beat. First of all with his team, Bayern, which is on the way to equaling Pep’s Barça sextete in 2009, but even more so at the individual level. The Pole was crowned top scorer in the Bundesliga, Pokal and Champions and, in addition, He was elected the best player in Germany, Europe and the world. But as the extraterrestrial of the goal goes to this type of challenges, he has set to work to exceed his figures from last season. And it is not going astray.
His double against Al Ahly in the semi-final of the Club World Cup places him in second position in the scorers’ ranking in Qatar, where only Gignac of the second runner-up, UANL Tigres, surpasses him with three goals (and two most disputed matches). But what really seems surreal are the records of the kíller in the Bundesliga. He has 24 goals after 20 days (one every 66 minutes) and is heading towards the not so eternal record that the 40 of the Torpedo Müller represent in 71/72. At this point in the season about 50 years ago, the German myth had 18 points. That is, six less than Lewy now.
Asked about the possibility of breaking the record, the 32-year-old scorer, who, in his day, was very close to wearing white, explained yesterday at a press conference: “The truth is that I don’t think too much about that record. I don’t think the times can be compared. Soccer was different back then. What really matters to me is that we win as a team. “
What does seem complicated, despite his streak, is that he ends his career as Bayern’s top all-time scorer, where he is second with 275 goals, but light years ahead of the Torpedo’s 518. However, one title that this year seems to finally end up in Lewy’s showcases is the Golden Boot. After being snatched from him by Immobile last season at the last gasp (and just for the most rounds in Serie A), the Bavarian gunner is once again leading the race for the best league scorer in Europe with a crushing advantage. And he does not think to stop: “Age does not matter to me. I hope to continue many years at Bayern”, warns Lewy.