In an interview with L’Équipe, Robert Lewandowski praised the qualities of Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland.
Over the last decade, Robert Lewandowski was one of the best scorers on the planet between his spells in Borussia Dortmundau Bayern Munich and even since his arrival in FC Barcelona, where he has already scored 18 goals in 19 matches. Top scorer in the club over the last five seasons, the Polish international seems able to hang on for a while, but he knows that the next generation is coming at full speed, with two obvious successors who are Kylian Mbappe et Erling Haaland. RL9 knows the two attackers well since he faced the Norwegian in the Bundesliga when the latter played for Borussia Dortmund, he also crossed paths with the Frenchman several times in the Champions League.
“They are amazing”
The Blaugrana striker does not hide his admiration for those whom everyone sees dominating world football in the years to come, although he does not consider Mbappé to be a real number 9. In an interview with The Teamthe former Bavarian was full of praise for the two new superstars. “I’m not sure that Kylian Mbappé is a real number 9. He’s a striker, he’s an attacking player yes. With Erling Haaland, they are incredible. They are very fast, they have speed. This is the reason why, even if they are very young, they are already at this level. The road is very long, but today they show their best.explained the 34-year-old striker.
This season, Haaland (24), Mbappé (19) and Lewandowski (18) are the top three European club scorers. The fight at a distance between the three goleadors promises to be exciting.