World-class star wearing Polish 9 jersey, 2020 FIFA World Footballer, will lead the Barcelona forward line under head coach Xavi Hernandez this season.
Robert Lewandowski is a superstar who recently joined the ranks of many world-class players in the new season of La Liga . Last week, Barcelona officially announced that the Lewandowski joining the team will definitely cause waves in Spain and the world football circles, demonstrating Barcelona's determination to challenge last season's La Liga champion Real Madrid .
The Polish international is famous all over the world, and his goals and trophy displays make him one of the most iconic and best strikers in the 21st century. But you may not know these five things about Lewandowski, from his sports family background to how his career was changed by an natural disaster .
1. He comes from a sports family
Lewandowski is probably one of the best football players on the planet, but he is not the only member of the family who works in professional sports. My father Krzysztof Lewandowski is a former judo champion, while his mother Iwona Lewandowska is a professional volleyball player in Poland. Her sister Milena Lewandowski follows her mother's footsteps and is selected for the Polish U21 volleyball national team. Also, don't forget that Lewand's wife is Anna Stachurska, a Polish karate star player, who won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Karate Championships.
2. He pays great attention to the maintenance of the right body
Years, nearly 34 years old, Lewandowski scored an incredible 50 goals in 46 games last season. Polish has almost achieved the ultimate, and such data can only be achieved with the combination of talent and physical fitness. His former teammate of Bayern Munich in and a star Javi Martinez, who played for Athletic Bilbao , once revealed that in pre-season training, he always tried to let Lewandowski taste the classic candy he brought from Spain. However, the Polish striker always followed his strict diet and refused the invitation. Lewandowski has repeatedly stated that he is trying to control all factors that may affect his physical condition, even sleeping positions, to minimize the possibility of injury and maximize on-field performance.
3. His battle of the century with Benzema
The birth time between the two great centers of our era was eight months apart. Benzema (Karim Benzema) and Lewandowski have been intertwined for many years, but this season's joining marks their first time competing in the same game in the same domestic league - La Liga . For more than ten years, they have been the top stars in the world football world and are currently tied for the third place in the Champions League historical scorer list. It is worth mentioning that four of Lewandowski's Champions League goals came from the unforgettable night against Real Madrid in the 2013 Champions League semi-finals. He was the first to win the German team with his own strength to win the finals.
4. His career was changed by a natural disaster
Back in 2010, the summer when he transferred to Dortmund , Lewandowski originally planned to travel to the UK to visit the facilities of the Blackburn Rangers in the potential transfer next UK's second-tier league. He was excited about the opportunity to play football in the UK at the time, but the flight he was on coincided with the volcanic eruption of the Icelandic Ayyafara glacier, an incident that disrupted all air traffic in Europe for weeks and blocked Lewand's trip. "Did it change my life? No doubt if I had gone to Blackburn as planned, I might have stayed there," Lewandowski later recalled. But he turned to the German team Dortmund, and what happened next, as everyone knows, will be recorded in history.
5. He also loves racing
Lewandowski's interest in sports is not limited to football. He plays tennis and golf, and in addition, he also appears at the Formula 1 Championship . The Polish international has watched iconic Grand Prix such as Monaco Station on site and enjoyed one of his hobbies."I have been following Formula 1 Championship since I was a kid and I will always remember Michael Schumacher ( Michael Schumacher ), everything he has achieved is incredible," he once revealed one of his idols and opinions.
