Lewandowski is still 'on fire' and is LaLiga's top scorer

A Pole is on the loose in Barcelona. At 36 years old, Robert Lewandowski is being the best player in Hansi Flick's FC Barcelona attack. The striker continues to do his thing under the direction of his new coach and his good partnerships with Lamine Yamal have allowed him to score 3 goals in the first 2 games of the 2024/25 LaLiga season.

Looking almost as fresh as a 17-year-old Lamine, the '9' went out to kill at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Montjuïc. Despite missing up to three clear chances to score (two of them hitting the post), the Pole was brave and always ready to attack, looking for the ideal opportunity to make the difference against an Athletic that had the opportunity to do damage.

However, just like in the match against Valencia in the opening game, the striker once again led his team to victory with a goal in the 75th minute, which meant 2-1 and victory for Flick's team. The goal came after a good collective play, where Raphinha made a great move to find Pedri, who sent a shot that was rejected by the rival goalkeeper and Lewandowski took advantage of the loose ball to send it into the back of Athletic's goal.

Lewandowski is LaLiga's 'top scorer'

After his two goals against Valencia and this solitary goal against Athletic, Lewandowski has led his team to win 6 of the 6 possible points in the first two games of this campaign. In general, the performance of this squad is exciting, but it cannot be denied that the good performance of the former Bayern Munich player has pleasantly surprised and there were moments where his continuity was questioned in Barcelona. Now, nothing could be further from the truth, regardless of his age, he is responding with excellent performances at the level of his category.

It is still too early to say, but it seems that the striker is getting that spark that he seemed to have lost. It is not a coincidence either, Flick is a coach he knows very well and with whom he won a sextuple, so it is normal that he feels more comfortable than usual, thanks to a coach who knows very well what he can achieve.

Right now he is the top scorer in LaLiga alone with three goals. He is followed by Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal), Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo) and Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) with two goals each, with the peculiarity that no Real Madrid player is in the top 5, despite having a forward line full of stars. His next victim could be Rayo Vallecano, whom Barcelona will face this Tuesday, August 27 in Vallecas, for the 3rd matchday of the Spanish local competition.