LISBON, Portugal: Robert Lewandowski had already been playing for nearly a decade when Kylian Mbappé started his career. The 32-year-old Lewandowski and 21-year-old Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward Mbappé are a generation apart but they will meet in Sunday’s (Monday in Manila) Champions League (CL) final with the same goal — winning the European title for the first time. It would be a first for Lewandowski in nine attempts, while Mbappé would be clinching it in his fourth try. Lewandowski has 50 Champions League goals with Bayern and 68 in total, only behind Ronaldo (130), Lionel Messi (115) and Raúl González (71). “It would be a terrific reward to win the Champions League with a French club.

Source: Manila Times August 23, 2020 16:18 UTC