DBasia.news – Two Bayern Munich players, Robert Lewandowski and Manuel Neuer, flanked Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne as the nominees for the final for the 2019-2020 UEFA Player of the Year, announced Wednesday (23/9).
Lewandowski scored 55 goals in 47 games last season to help Bayern win treble winners for the Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and Champions League. The Polish attacker is also the top scorer in the 2019-2020 Champions League through his 15 goals.
Meanwhile, his partner, Neuer, has a record of six games without conceding a goal with Bayern in the Champions League last season.
De Bruyne is listed as the king of European assists, including the 20 assists and 13 goals he scored in the 2019-2020 Premiere League.
The three players managed to beat a number of players in the top 10 nominations including Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar, who both collected 53 votes.
The winners of the 2019-2020 UEFA Player of the Year award will be announced in Nyon, Switzerland, on October 1 in conjunction with the 2020-2021 Champions League draw.
In addition, the winner of the 2019-2020 UEFA Best Player award for the women’s category will also be announced, whose final nomination is occupied by last year’s winner, Lucy Bronze.
Apart from Bronze, who last season helped Olympique Lyon win the women’s Champions League before returning to Manchester City in August, there were also Pernille Harder and Wendie Renard in the final nominations.