Bayern Munich midfielder, Thomas Muller, has disclosed that teammate, Robert Lewandowski was a more worthy winner of the 2021 Ballon d’Or than Paris Saint-Germain superstar, Lionel Messi, Newspremises reports.

The veteran midfielder also expressed his surprise that Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah did not make the Best XI.

Lewandowski scored an incredible 41 Bundesliga goals in just 29 games and 48 in all competitions in an exceptional 2020-21 season with Bayern Munich.

However, the Poland international came behind Messi, who grabbed it for the seventh time.

“We know that it’s decided by journalists’ votes, and the winner, if everything goes well, is based on who gets the highest number of votes, and that’s why Messi won,” Muller told MBC Masr when asked about the decision to overlook Lewandowski.

But in Munich, we have a different opinion because we see Robert Lewandowski score and play everyday, and in Egypt, it’s normal that many see [Mohamed] Salah worthy of the prize, I can understand that because everyone wants that player who represent their team or country to win, the same for South American fans and journalists who saw Messi in the Copa America,” he said.

The Germany international, however, maintained that individual awards are not the most important thing in football but what happens on the field.

dawnomike:
The world knows that already... That's the past

DonBenny77:
Egbon Muller if you want the award go and collect it.
So shameful you are not even advocating it for yourself but a teammate.
Your mumu never do?

paulolee:

lolz...muller scoring in almost all his match against barca shows hoe much he hates barca n anything concerning barca n dts why i no surprise..

NaijaDonCast:
Lewandoski and co should take heart and move on, this things happens in football, he should try and win the next one, and winning the champions league is a step closer but the world cup is another hindrance he has to qualify or pray none of the superstars around win it, or he's already 30sumtin goales this season will be useless again, another European golden shoe loading

paulolee:
Both were same on goals n assist on last year stats, both won domestic titles n none won d ucl..
messi had the edge by winning d copa bt lewa did nothing in Euros...
lewa is having another superb season n muller should advise his guy to try n pass d world cup play off next month bcoz no matter his individual stats this year, ballon d or cnt b given to a player dt cnt even make it to d world cup in a world cup year..
its better muller explain it to lewa now dts its early before lewa n his comrades would start singing day light robbery wen another player with less doinz individually but a nice world cup performance would win the balloon ahead of him dis year...
Modric won d ballon in a year dt messi had d best individual stat BT finished 5th n the journalist dt voted weren't attacked....hypocrites..

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https://newspremises.com.ng/ballon-dor-messi-doesnt-deserve-2021-award-muller/

NaijaDonCast:
Lewandoski and co should take heart and move on, this things happens in football, he should try and win the next one, and winning the champions league is a step closer but the world cup is another hindrance he has to qualify or pray none of the superstars around win it, or he's already 30sumtin goales this season will be useless again, another European golden shoe loading

paulolee:
Both were same on goals n assist on last year stats, both won domestic titles n none won d ucl..
messi had the edge by winning d copa bt lewa did nothing in Euros...
lewa is having another superb season n muller should advise his guy to try n pass d world cup play off next month bcoz no matter his individual stats this year, ballon d or cnt b given to a player dt cnt even make it to d world cup in a world cup year..
its better muller explain it to lewa now dts its early before lewa n his comrades would start singing day light robbery wen another player with less doinz individually but a nice world cup performance would win the balloon ahead of him dis year...
Modric won d ballon in a year dt messi had d best individual stat BT finished 5th n the journalist dt voted weren't attacked....hypocrites..