🧐 Robert Lewandowski has opened up about what he told Lionel Messi after their on-field altercation at the 2022 FIFA World Cup this week. SLInt MORE:
, the Pole was seen trying to shake hands with the seven-time Ballon d'Or, only for the 35-year-old to seemingly reject his attempts at making up.
Moments earlier, Lewandowski fouled Messi by tugging his shirt as the Paris Saint-Germain superstar tried to take on him with a dribble, with cameras capturing the pair in conversation after the final whistle., Lewandowski has suggested that he tried to explain to his opponent that he was forced to play a more defensive role for his country against the Albiceleste."I told Messi that I played more defensively than usual but something like that is sometimes necessary for the team.
Referring to his foul on Messi, he continued:"This is very rare, yes: Me in the defensive midfield. But I knew I had to help the team." Despite losing to Group C winners Argentina, Poland advanced from the group ahead of Mexico on goal difference.
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