Lewandowski's time: The '9' has the mission of finally leading Barça in the Champions League

For Robert Lewandowski, the visit of the FC Barcelona to the Port wine this Wednesday supposes an ideal opportunity to confirm his leadership in the team. The Pole has begun very well the season, with 6 so many and 4 assistances in the first nine official parties, but the visit to the stadium Do Dragao supposes the first big continental challenge pair even Barça forced no only to surpass the phase of groups, but to lead a very accessible zone.

After the 'manita' to the Amberes (5-0), where 'Lewy' marked and assisted, is the moment to give a hit on the table and direct the pass to eighth of final for the first time from the season 2020/21. Without Raphinha (lesionado), the Pole has to assume chevrons in an attack culé that will have Ferran Torres like only alternative in the bench, giving by done the titularity of Joao Félix and Lamine Yamal, the men in better form of the staff.

Lewandowski Will look for to leave backwards his ghosts of 2022

For Robert and the Barça, the Champions past was particularly disappointing. The one of Warsaw began of the best way with a 'hat trick' in front of Viktoria Plzen (5-1), but could not apply the 'law of the ex' in front of the Bayern Munich and, in the visit of the group blaugrana to Milan, was cancelled by an Inter that won by the minimum thanks to a big tactical work (1-0).

The only party, in addition to the debut in front of the humble Czech group, where 'Lewy' could do difference was in the revancha in front of the 'nerazzurros' in Catalonia. The '9' converted a doublet, at the end insufficient so that the Barça added a key victory. The Inter attained to equalise in Camp Nou (3-3), a result that finished deleting to the ones of Xavi Hernández with two parties for contesting.

The Port wine, with everything for winning in front of the Barça

The lusos also won in his debut in front of the Shakthar Donetsk (1-3) and know that, in the worst of the cases, a trip to the culés does not leave them out of the options clasificatorias neither much less. Instead, the Barça himself has the obligation to win to go ensuring the leadership. In this sense, the ones of Sérgio Conceiçao will look for to cut the game culé from the start, closing the spaces to isolate to Lewandowski in the area.

This season, the 'dragons' have bet by a diagram 4-2-2 classical that does not have to vary a lot the Wednesday. For the lusos, the aim is to avoid the triangulations of the midfield culé, with a constant pressure to Gavi and Gündogan to force to Joao Félix and Lamine Yamal to play more far of the area. Thus, Robert will have to do the 'dirty work', going down some metres to drag marks and free spaces in the centre of the area, being the only reference for the desbordes of the of Viseo and the juvenile. The party will not be simple, but the '9' has to throw of job and experience to attain his committed. It is the hour of 'Lewy' as leader.