FC Barcelona assured of going into the national team break as leader of LaLiga with 3 points ahead of Real Madrid thanks to a solid victory against Alavés. The day was 'round' for Robert Lewandowski, who surpassed 50 goals in the tournament through a 'ha trick' that allowed him to move away from the Pichichi table. The Pole opened the scoring in the 8th minute and, in 24 minutes, destroyed the 'blue and white' defense with a display to remember.
Barça started the match focused on the attack. Raphinha opened the scoring in the 3rd minute, but the goal was disallowed due to a previous offside by Lamine Yamal. It was a warning from the culé gallantry in Mendizorroza, because five minutes later a free kick served by the Brazilian from the side found the head of 'Lewy' to make it 0-1. Despite the advantage, Hansi Flick's men continued to attack the spaces granted by the 'babazorro' team and, in the 22nd minute, Robert's second arrived.
This time, the man from Warsaw only had to push it into the goal to complete a perfect Barça counter, with three touches, again with assistance from Raphinha to leave the '9' alone against Sivera. After half an hour of play came the third for Barça and the Pichichi's hat trick. Filtered pass from Eric García, who came on for the injured Ferran Torres, and impeccable definition from the '9', with a cross shot from the right, somewhat bitten, but cornered enough to leave Alavés' '1' with no options.
Lewandowski moves away from the Pichichi table
At the moment, Lewandowski has 10 goals in 9 League games and extends his advantage over Ayoze Pérez (6) and Kylian Mbappé (5). None of his pursuers were able to score on the date, with which the player from Warsaw moves away in the scoring table, which he already led in his first season at Barça with 23 goals in 34 games. In 2023/24, his production dropped to 19 goals in 35 games, but the arrival of Hansi Flick has allowed the forward to return to a better version. In the League, Robert has already scored 52 goals in 78 games, while his total in all competitions is 71 goals in 106 appearances.