8/9/2022–|Last update: 8/9/202210:22 PM (Mecca)
Polish star Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona striker, won the best player award in the first round of the group stage of the Champions League, and French star Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain’s top scorer, won the goal of the round.
The European Football Association (UEFA), on its official website, announced today, Thursday, that Lewandowski won the award.
Lewandowski beat Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe, Peter Zelensky (Napoli, Italy), and Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich).
The irrepressible Lewandowski wins Player of the Week ????#UCLPOTW | @PlayStationEU pic.twitter.com/WpOgdsiApM
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) September 8, 2022
Lewandowski played the championship role in Barcelona’s 5-1 victory over its guest Viktoria Plzen, the Czech Republic, yesterday, Wednesday, at the start of the two teams’ meetings in the third group of the group stage, which also includes Bayern Munich and Inter, following scoring 3 goals (hat-trick) in the match that was held. At Camp Nou, the stronghold of the Catalan team.
Lewandowski moved to Barcelona this summer, coming from Bayern, who is preparing to meet the Spanish team at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, in the next round of the group.
Did Barcelona fans find it? ????????????#Champions League #UCL #ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/pWnLXNiKQF
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) September 7, 2022
Mbappe has the best goal
UEFA also announced the best goal in the first round, as it chose the first goal scored by Kylian Mbappe once morest Juventus, during Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-1 victory over the Italian team, the day before yesterday, Tuesday, at the Parc des Princes in the French capital, Paris, in the Group H competition.
And the Champions League said, through its official account on Twitter, today, Thursday, that “Mbappe won the first round prize” given by UEFA for the best goal in each round of the Champions League, sharing a video clip of the French star’s goal and other goals that competed for the award.
???? Kylian Mbappé takes the prize for Matchday 1 ????????????#UCLGOTW | @Heineken pic.twitter.com/o7GbGWPd43
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) September 8, 2022
Mbappe scored his goal, which won the award once morest Juventus, as it was his first of two goals scored in the Italian team in the match in which Paris Saint-Germain hosted Juve and defeated them 2-1.
The young French star’s goal came following a magical pass from the Brazilian Neymar, as he passed a falling ball in the back of the Juventus defenders, to slip Mbappe among them at his usual speed and score the goal “on the bird” with a single touch into the net.
Tour team
UEFA announced the first round team, and the list was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Dominic Levakovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
Defense Line: Joao Cancelo, Ruben Diaz (Manchester City), Lupady Abacar Sylla (Club Brugge), Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
Midfield: Marian Sheved (Shakhtar Donetsk), Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon), Mohamed Kaddous (Ajax Amsterdam), Peter Zielinski (Napoli), Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich).
Forward: Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).