LISBON, Portugal (AP) Champions League final face-off: Robert Lewandowski had already been betting almost a decade when Kylian Mbappe began his career.
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The Bayern Munich and Poland striker had actually scored more than 100 objectives by the time the young Frenchman made his professional debut, and he had actually won the German Bundesliga 5 times before Mbappe raised his first domestic league prize with Monaco.
It would be a very first for Lewandowski in 9 attempts, while Mbappe would be clinching it in his fourth try.
Lewandowski on Sunday will likewise have a chance to break Cristiano Ronaldos record of 17 goals in a single Champions League season. The Portugal star reached the turning point in the 2013-14 season. The Bayern marksman enters this years Champions League final with 15 goals from nine matches.
The 32-year-old Lewandowski and 21-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe are a generation apart but they will satisfy in Sundays Champions League final with the very same objective– winning the European title for the first time.
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Lewandowski has 50 Champions League goals with Bayern and 68 in overall, just behind Ronaldo (130 ), Lionel Messi (115) and Raul Gonzalez (71 ).
” The truth (Lewandowski) naturally postures an enormous risk in front of objective has actually not just been known since this season, so for me he is merely the worlds finest center-forward,” Bayern coach Hansi Flick said. “So Im just curious to see how things will go and, obviously, hope that he likewise ratings against Paris.”
The Polish star was a Champions League runner-up with Borussia Dortmund in 2013, losing 2-1 to Bayern. Against Real Madrid, he ended up being the first gamer to score 4 objectives in the semifinals.
Lewandowski is the 3rd player to rating in at least nine consecutive Champions League matches, along with Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy.
The 4 he bagged 15 minutes apart against Red Star Belgrade in the group stage this season was the fastest quadruple in the history of the competitors.
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Lewandowski on Sunday will also have a chance to break Cristiano Ronaldos record of 17 objectives in a single Champions League season. The Portugal star reached the milestone in the 2013-14 season. The Bayern marksman enters this years Champions League last with 15 objectives from nine matches.
Neither Mbappe– nor any other forward– has come close to Lewandowskis numbers this season. The Bayern striker has an average of five shots per video game in the Champions League, scoring with almost every third shot, according to analytical experts Driblab.
Winning Sundays duel for their particular clubs is the only thing that really matters.
Lewandowski has reached the last four on 3 occasions considering that signing up with Bayern in 2014 however this is his very first appearance for the German powerhouse in the Champions League final.
But neither Mbappe– nor any other forward– has actually come close to Lewandowskis numbers this season. The Bayern striker has approximately 5 shots per game in the Champions League, scoring with nearly every 3rd shot, according to analytical experts Driblab. He has likewise created more than 2 chances per video game.
Mbappe made it to his very first semifinal throughout Monacos surprise run in 2016-17 and after that endured consecutive round-of-16 eliminations after joining PSG.
He played in this months quarterfinals nursing an ankle injury however now appears fully fit. He is the clubs joint leading Champions League scorer this season with 5 objectives, in addition to Mauro Icardi.
