The Polish forward said his reaction to a mime by the Argentine star regarding the ‘France Football’ award was misinterpreted.
Although it is exactly one week since Leo Messi raised his seventh Ballon d’Or, an award for France Football awarding the best player of an entire calendar year, reactions to the award continue. With some rest to digest what happened, Robert Lewandowski gave an interview to the program The power of football from the polish chain Sports Channel to explain his feelings after finishing in second position.
“I felt sadness, it cannot be denied. I cannot say that I was happy, on the contrary. I have a feeling of helplessness. Being so close, competing with Messi … Of course I respect how he plays and what he has achieved. Just the fact of competing with him shows me the level that I have reached. But actually, I felt sad. It was good that after the gala we didn’t have a game during the week, ”confesses the Warsaw forward.
In the midst of this sadness, Leo Messi himself wanted to ‘pamper’ the Polish striker asking that France Football It will award him the 2020 prize, which was left void by the publication’s own decision due to the pandemic. The Bayern man appreciates the gesture, but assures that he is not too excited to receive the award at this point. “Messi’s words? I would have liked and it would have been important if they felt and were honest, not empty“, He assured with a smile on his face. “However, I am not enthusiastic about it,” he said.
Clarification on said
However, hours later Lewandowski himself wanted to qualify those words in Kicker: “My statement, which I made in an interview with a Polish television channel, is being misinterpreted. I never meant to say that Lionel Messi’s words weren’t serious or sincere. On the contrary. I was moved and delighted by Lionel Messi’s speech at the Paris event, in which he expressed that, in his opinion, I deserved the 2020 Ballon d’Or. I just wanted to express that, of course, I would be very happy if Messi’s words were heard. I respect and appreciate Lionel Messi and congratulate him once again on winning the Ballon d’Or 2021 ″.
The Pole was second in the voting for the men’s Ballon d’Or with 580 points to the 613 for Leo Messi, the winner. The podium was completed by Jorginho with 460 points. (D)
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