Lewandowski has a rival for the 'Pichichi': Mbappé wakes up and is already two behind the Pole

The fight is on for the 'Pichichi' of the 2024/25 LaLiga season. Robert Lewandowski saw the awakening of what may be his biggest rival for the title this season. After three games without scoring, Kylian Mbappé scored a double that gave Real Madrid a 2-0 victory over Betis and establishes himself as a clear candidate for the top scorer in Spain.

Mbappé scored his first goal in the competition in the 67th minute after a beautiful backheel pass from Valverde on the edge of the area where he only had to push the ball into the back of the goal. The second came from a penalty that Rui Silva had committed on Vinicius Jr in the 75th minute. But the Frenchman will not have it easy to keep the 'Pichichi' because he knows that he will have rivals in front of him who will fight until the end.

Lewandowski vs Mbappé for the 'Pichichi'?

Without a doubt, one of the most interesting stories is the duel between these two top scorers. However, we cannot dismiss the work of other great strikers who could cause a surprise. For example, Raphinha is already second in the table thanks to the hat-trick he scored in FC Barcelona's 7-0 win over Valladolid and Dani Olmo, who is also in a great present with two goals scored in two games.

Lewandowski is ready to give his all in the fight. After all, last season he was far from the recognition that Girona's Artem Dovbyk won with 24 goals. The Pole only managed 19 and finished fourth in the table. Now, at 36 years old, he does not plan to let the title slip away and has already scored 4 goals in 4 games. In the 2-1 victory against Valencia he scored twice, then he scored a goal against Athletic Club and another against Valladolid. He only failed to score against Rayo Vallecano. Two of them were with his left foot, two with his right and none of them were penalties.

Mbappé, on the other hand, has only scored two goals, as have 13 other players in the tournament. But the fact that he has taken the pressure off of scoring can make everything flow better for him in the next matches and he can 'let loose' on the field. The next matchday in which we will see both forwards in action will be the fifth. Real Madrid will visit Celta on September 14 and Barcelona will play at Girona on September 15.

LaLiga 2024/25 scorers table

• 1-Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) (4)
• 2-Raphinha (Barcelona) (3)
• 3-Dani Olmo (Barcelona) (2)
• 4-Toni Martínez (Alavés) (2)
• 5-Abel Ruiz (Girona) (2)
• 6-Ayoze (Villarreal) (2)
• 7-Borja Iglesias (Celta) )
• 8-Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) (2)
• 9-Danjuma (Girona) (2)
• 10-Iago Aspas (Celta) (2)