Robert Lewandowski hasn’t had the best press for many weeks, but that’s behind him. The narrative has changed, and before Barcelona’s next match, the Spaniards notice that Lewandowski has gained new life.
“Just a few weeks ago he was criticized mercilessly, now he is carried on his hands” – we wrote after Wednesday’s match between Barcelona and Napoli in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, announcing the return of “the great Lewandowski”.
On Wednesday, he scored a beautiful goal in Naples and was selected as the best player of the match, and thanks to him, Barcelona will be in a good position before the second leg.
In the Champions League, Lewandowski, with 93 goals, strengthened his third position on the all-time list. He is ahead only of the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (140) and Lionel Messi from Argentina (129), who decided to play outside Europe and will not improve their achievements.
AN IMPRESSIVE VICTORY FOR BARCELONA. LEWANDOWSKI’S THANKLESS ROLE
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LEWANDOWSKI RETURNED TO FAVOR
But Barcelona fans are equally eager to see Lewandowski’s goal counter in the Spanish league. Since the beginning of January, the Polish striker has scored nine goals in all competitions, including four in La Liga. These four goals were scored in February, in the last three league matches.
It’s no wonder that Barcelona’s faith in the team has returned and Lewandowski’s faith has also returned.
The change in narrative is also visible in the Spanish media, which spent many weeks attacking the ineffective captain of the Polish national team.
On Saturday, the Catalans will have another match in the league, and in Spain they announce that Lewandowski has not been so close to breaking the spell of Getafe’s goal for a long time, which he has not managed to score so far.
As “Marca” notes, the club from the suburbs of Madrid is one of three that Lewandowski is not on the schedule (apart from Almeria and Las Palmas). The text titled “The Lewandowski Moment” is a congratulations to a Pole who, as the author clearly emphasizes, is on a roll.
“Lewandowski will want to lift this curse and make Getafe his next victim,” we read. If the Polish striker scored this time, he would equal his best scoring streak in Barcelona. It amounts to five matches and dates back to the summer of 2022, when he scored in five consecutive matches (including La Liga and the Champions League).
IN NEED OF GOALS
Lewandowski needs goals to get back into the game for the top scorer’s crown – he is only sixth, four goals behind the top scorer, Jude Bellingham – and Barcelona needs goals to get back to the title game. With 13 matches remaining in the season, Real, leading in the table, has an advantage of as many as 8 points.
FC Barcelona – Getafe match in the 26th round of the Primera Division on Saturday at 4:15 p.m.
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