Otago Daily Times

Lewandowsk­i Uefa’s best

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Football: Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowsk­i won the Uefa men’s Player of the Year award yesterday, ahead of Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

The Polish forward scored 15 goals on the way to Bayern Munich’s sixth Champions League title, hitting the target in every match before the final except a group game against Tottenham Hotspur when he was rested.

He also fired 34 goals in 31

Bundesliga matches and six in five German Cup games, helping Bayern win both competitio­ns. The German champion’s manager Hansi Flick won UEFA’s coach of the year of the award. — Reuters

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