The Bavarian giants hope to pick up a sixth trophy within a year at the Club World Cup
Robert Lewandowski says Bayern Munich will end “one of the greatest historic achievements” in world football if they lift the Club World Cup in Qatar this month.
The German giants are hoping to end a historic sextuple after winning the Bundesliga League, DFB-Pokal and Champions at the end of the 2019-20 season, before winning the DFL-Supercup and the European Super Cup at the start of 2020-21 campaign.
They would be just the second team to accomplish that task after Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona in 2009-10.
Bayern won the Club World Cup for the first time in their history back in 2013 under Guardiola, having also won the trophy the previous season.
Lewandowski believes the competition will win for the second time and complete a clean sweep of prizes, a place worthy of the history team in the history books.
“I think if we win this Club World Cup it would end one of the greatest historic achievements in football,” he said. FIFA.com.
“We know we are so close, but we have to stay 100 per cent close. It would be very special. Not just for Bayern or for Germany, but it would be one of the greatest historical achievements from around the world.
“It will be very special for us, not just me. This is the best team in Europe that plays against the best teams from the rest [continents]. It will, for us, be a new challenge. We want to win this title, for sure. ”
After scoring an astonishing 55 goals during Bayern ‘s winning season, Lewandowski ended a memorable year on a personal level by winning the FIFA’ s Best Men ‘s Player award in December.
Despite turning 33 later this year the Polish striker is not showing any slowdown, scoring 27 goals in just 26 appearances so far for Bayern in this campaign.
And former Borussia Dortmund man believes he can get better despite his advanced years.
“It [winning the FIFA Best award] it was amazing. But I know what I won was because of what we won as a team. I hope we can continue to win titles, “he said.
“I try to keep doing those things. For years I have heard that this is the best Lewandowski. It doesn’t matter what age I am. I can get even better, I can improve my skills.
“But I know I feel good. I strive to be the best Lewandowski of all seasons. “