FC Barcelona players landed in Belgrade on Tuesday, where a lot of fans were waiting for them in front of the hotel. Robert Lewandowski was extremely popular among them, whose fans called out to each other and even begged him to come to them.. Video materials from this situation appeared in the media and many may have been surprised that the Pole was so popular.
Serbia is crazy about Robert Lewandowski. FC Barcelona will play against Red Star
However, it turns out that interest in Lewandowski in Serbia does not come out of nowhere. In this country, Poles are supposed to have a special status, which was revealed by the local journalist Vladimir Żivanović in an interview with WP SportoweFakty.
– Lewandowski has many fans in Serbia, regardless of where he plays – revealed the editor-in-chief of the kompas-info.com portal. – Some people will definitely come to the stadium wearing Bayern T-shirts, but with his name on them. It's not only about his excellent play, but also about the fact that he comes from another “eastern” country that we consider close to us. We look at him differently than, for example, Messi and Ronaldo, he added.
So on Wednesday evening, Serbs will have the opportunity to see the Pole, because Lewandowski and his FC Barcelona will face Red Star. The Catalans are the clear favorites of the match and will probably win it, but as a consolation for the audience in Belgrade, maybe the Pole will score. He has done this before.
– Lewandowski is undoubtedly one of the best strikers in the world, in my opinion the best in the last decade. The Pole already came here in 2019 with Bayern and scored four goals, recalled Żivanović.
In this edition of the Champions League, Lewandowski has three goals in three matches and a great opportunity to increase this achievement. Red has so far conceded as many as 11 goals in three games – they lost 1-2 against Benfica Lisbon, 0-4 against Inter Milan and 1-5 against AS Monaco.