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Poland’s Lewandowski lifts Champions League trophy with Bayern

24.08.2020 07:10
Polish star striker Robert Lewandowski won his first Champions League title after his German club Bayern Munich beat French side Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the competition’s final on Sunday.
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Robert Lewandowski celebrates winning the UEFA Champions League trophy with Bayern Munich in Lisbon, Portugal, on Sunday, August 23, 2020.
Robert Lewandowski celebrates winning the UEFA Champions League trophy with Bayern Munich in Lisbon, Portugal, on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Photo: EPA/Miguel A. Lopes

Bayern's French midfielder Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the match with a header in the 59th minute at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon.

Bayern Munich players celebrate winning the UEFA Champions League on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Bayern Munich players celebrate winning the UEFA Champions League on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Photo: EPA/Miguel A. Lopes

Poland's Lewandowski was crowned the Champions League's top scorer for the 2019/2020 season.

Photo: EPA/Manu Fernandez Photo: EPA/Manu Fernandez

He found the back of the net 15 times in this season’s Champions League, earning a place in the competition's history books.

Photo: EPA/JOSE SENA GOULAO Photo: EPA/JOSE SENA GOULAO

Only Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has netted more goals in a single Champions League campaign, scoring 17 in the 2013/2014 season.

The 32-year-old Polish marksman has scored 68 career goals in the Champions League across 90 matches.

The Polish goal machine finished runner-up in the ranking of the top scorers in Europe's biggest football leagues this season, behind Ciro Immobile of Italian outfit Lazio.

The Pole was in May crowned the top scorer of Germany's Bundesliga premier league in the 2019/2020 season, his fifth such trophy since he began playing in Germany in 2010.

Previously, Polish goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005.

(gs/pk)

Source: Polsat Sport, PAP

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