🎙Robert Lewandowski told @marca on winning the Golden Boot.
🗣 "It means a lot because I know how difficult it is to score big and as many goals. I'm very happy and very proud to have won this for the second time in a row, but it's not just about my goals, but also the team."
🎙Lewandowski on competition with Haaland.
🗣 "I never think about this. It's something extra at the end of the season. In my head, I don't think about scoring many goals just to win this award. I always try to do my best, not only to score goals, but also to help my team."
🎙Lewandowski continues.
🗣 "At Barça, it's not only about me scoring goals, but also about my movements on the pitch. A lot of people see me and say that if I score, I'm playing well and if I don't, I'm playing badly, but that's not the case."
🎙Lewandowski on Barça's elimination from the Champions League.
🗣 "I knew that in my first season at Barcelona we were not going to win everything. This team is still rebuilding and it needs time, this is part of the process."
🎙Lewandowski continues..
🗣 "We should play the next round of the Champions League and be in the round of 16. It hasn't been like that, but we've learned a lot, especially because we have a lot of young players."
🎙Lewandowski continues..
🗣 "We made some mistakes and at this level you always have to be prepared for. No matter how you do it, you have to learn how to win. It doesn't matter how well or how badly you play because, in the end, the three points are the most important thing."
🎙Lewandowski on if Argentina are the favourites to win their WC group.
🗣 "Yes, I think Argentina, with Messi, is one of the favorites to win the WC. They haven't lost in 30 games. They're very good team and plat very well. They have a plan which they are following as a group."
🎙Lewandowski on Leo Messi and his possible return to Barça.
🗣 "Messi is absolutely brilliant with the incredible passes he gives to forwards. If you think about Leo, you see that he has a brilliant connection with the attackers."
🎙Lewandowski continues..
🗣 "He knows how to put the ball in the area, between the lines, he is the best in the world at that. I don't know what will happen in the future, but for a striker it would be a dream to play with Lionel Messi, without a doubt."
🎙Lewandowski on if Messi deserves to win a World Cup.
🗣 "If you analyze football in the last 10-15 years, the two main figures have been Messi and Ronaldo and, in the end, if you think about who deserves to win this World Cup, these two names always appear. They are legends."
🎙Lewandowski continues..
🗣 "But this is football and you can never tell what is going to happen because it is a dramatic and unpredictable game. In the case of Messi, it is impossible for his achievements to be repeated, and furthermore, his incredible story continues."
🎙Lewandowski continues..
🗣 "He [Messi] now dreams of winning the World Cup. For him, this is the great challenge. Now he wants to win the title with Argentina, but this is a World Cup and you can never know what will happen."
🎙Lewandowski on the Spanish NT.
🗣 "I think that, although they have many young players, they are still one of the favorites to win the World Cup. They could reach the semi-final or the final."
🎙Lewandowski continues..
🗣 "They've been playing well for two years and have potential, but this is the World Cup and something more is needed. You need luck, you need to be in the right place at the right time, especially in a WC like this when you have less time to prepare."
🎙Lewandowski on if Pedri and Gavi can surprise the tournament.
🗣 "I think it's their time. I think they are going to take a big step forward, not only in the World Cup, but also this season."
🎙Lewandowski continues..
🗣" For young players, their first big tournament not only gives them experience, but also a kind of new feeling, new self-confidence. For youngsters, the WC will help them progress with their performances, and Pedri and Gavi will take that next step."
🎙Lewandowski on the difference between La Liga and Bundesliga.
🗣 "Each league is different, without a doubt. In La Liga there are more clubs, more games. But it's hard to say exactly what the differences are."
🎙Lewandowski continues..
🗣 "In Bundesliga, maybe there are more teams that play defensively and try to take advantage of the counter. I think it was perhaps more physical, but you have to remember that there are more teams and that's why it's difficult to compare them."
🎙Lewandowski continues..
🗣 "To be honest, it depends on each team, not the league. Maybe after this season, after a little more time, I'll be able to tell more about the differences. In Spain I have also seen defensive teams trying to play with the ball, even at the Camp Nou."
🎙Lewandowski on leaving Bayern for Barça.
🗣 "It was a very tough decision, but I knew it was the right time to leave. At Bayern I had everything under control, I was in my comfort zone. But, in my head, I knew it was time to go. I wanted to have a long run and still be happy."
🎙Lewandowski continues..
🗣 "When I started talking to Barça, I knew that, for my personal and football life, the best decision was to move to Barcelona to play in La Liga. It was always my dream to play in La Liga."
🎙Lewandowski continues..
🗣 "Also, I didn't want to play my whole life in just one league even after winning everything at Bayern. I will always be proud and grateful for that, but my head was clear and I wanted to move to Barcelona. Now I have a new happiness."
🎙Lewandowski on his views on the Super League.
🗣 "I have to say that I do not have much information about it, I only know what I have heard. I don't have enough information to say more on this subject."
🎙Lewandowski on how many goals he will score at the World Cup.
🗣 "It depends on the chances you have. For me, what we achieve as a team is more important. If I can score a lot of goals and the team does well, that would be great."
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