5 Players That Deserve To Be Compared With Messi And Ronaldo This Season

#3. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

RSC Anderlecht v Bayern Muenchen - UEFA Champions League — The striker has scored plenty goals

Polish striker, Robert Lewandowski has been one of the most consistent performers in Europe for the past few years. In fact, he has come close to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's level on a number of occasions in his career.

This season, the Bayern Munich superstar has been at an amazing level. He has led the German champions to another consecutive Bundesliga title, scoring 28 goals in 28 appearances. He also put the club in the final of the DFB Pokal with 5 goals to his name.

In the UEFA Champions League, the attacker scored 5 times, helping The Bavarians to make it to the semi-finals of the European tournament. This means that the striker has scored more goals than Ronaldo (24) and is very close to Lionel Messi (29) in the domestic league this campaign. He has also claimed the Bundesliga for his club while Ronaldo is yet to win any trophy this season.

The striker truly deserves to be compared with the duo, due to the kind of impact he has had on his team so far

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Jidonu is a European and international football news writer at Sportskeeda. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and has around 7 years of previous experience working with the likes of Tribuna and SportRaba, Jidonu has a good eye for detail and has the ability to created cohesive articles, and reporting exploits have also led him to exclusively cover the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the past.

Jidonu’s tryst with football started after watching the 2002 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and Germany, being mesmerized by Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. Barcelona philosophy and approach towards the game under Pep Guardiola further fueled the burgeoning love for the sport, and he has been a Culer ever since.

Unsurprisingly, Lionel Messi is his favorite player and is the one true GOAT for him over Cristiano Ronaldo. The 2022 FIFA World Cup final, where Messi's brace led to La Albiceleste lifting the cup left a lasting impact on him. His love for Messi also sees him follow Major League Soccer apart from Europe’s top five leagues.

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Edited by Anirudh Menon