ANALYSE – The round of 16 of the World Cup on Sunday will be an opportunity to see, face to face, two of the best scorers of the moment. Presentation.
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PSG dreamed of it, the World Cup did it. In search of a “reference attacker”, according to Christophe Galtier, the club of the capital has indeed long hoped to associate Robert Lewandowski and Kylian Mbappé last summer. Alas, the Polish striker finally left Bayern Munich for FC Barcelona. The 2022 World Cup will put Mbappé and Lewandowski on the same lawn on Sunday (4 p.m.), at the al-Thumama stadium. They will of course not be teammates, but opponents, in this round of 16 between France and Poland.
Two leaders, two of the best strikers of the moment, two exceptional scorers on whom a large part of the hopes of a whole people will be on Sunday. Machines. The numbers speak for themselves. After having made the heyday of FC Bayern for eight years (344 goals in 375 games), Lewandowski has already shaken the net 18 times in 19 meetings with Barça. Record holder of selections (137) and goals (77) with Poland, the native of Warsaw…
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