DANI OLMO ALSO REACHED THE PODIUM FOR SCORING
Lewandowski and Raphinha confirm FC Barcelona's supremacy in the race for the Pichichi
Published:1/09/2024 - 12:48h
Updated:1/09/2024 - 12:48h
Raphinha's hat-trick against Valladolid confirmed FC Barcelona's dominance in the race for LaLiga's top scorer. The Brazilian is now second in the scoring charts behind Robert Lewandowski, who scored 4 goals on Saturday
FC Barcelona's great start to the season is evident in the main offensive records of LaLiga EA Sports. With the historic win against Valladolid, the Blaugrana are confirmed to be on the Pichichi podium at the start of the tournament, with Robert Lewandowski leading the table with 4 goals in the same number of games played. The Pole also has an assist in the tournament.
Against the Pucelano team, 'Lewy' scored again after a scoreless match against Rayo. The other player who took advantage of the exhibition on Saturday in Montjuïc was Raphinha, who scored a hat trick and an assist to win the 'MVP' of the match. The Brazilian scored three goals in a match for the first time in his career and also added his second assist in the League, which means he is firmly established in Hansi Flick's eleven after a summer where his future at the club was once again in doubt.
Another player who climbed onto the podium of the scoring table was Dani Olmo. The player from Terrassa scored again in his second official match and has scored a pair of goals in just 128 minutes of action. Alongside the Catalan, with 2 goals, are Oliver McBurnie (Las Palmas) and the former culés Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) and Óscar Mingueza (Celta de Vigo). At the moment, no Real Madrid player has scored more than one goal and Kylian Mbappé is still without scoring in the tournament.
Barça also leads the assists table
In this sense, the Barça dominance also extends to the category of top assisters. Lamine Yamal leads the table with 4 assists, two of them recorded on Saturday against Valladolid. The youngster shone again against Paulo Pezzolano's men, with a recital of dribbling and vision in which he could well have added another assist, had it not been for the posts that denied Lewandowski and Dani Olmo himself more goals. In total, the Esplugues de Llobregat native has scored or assisted for eight consecutive games with Barça and the national team, a streak that he will seek to extend with La Roja at the start of the UEFA Nations League.
