Until Saturday's match against Atletico Madrid in the 18th round of La Liga Robert Lewandowski he played against Diego Simeone's team eight times (for Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona). In these games, he scored three goals and provided two assists. In the last one match during the spring round of the 2023/2024 season, he scored a goal and provided two assists in a 3-0 win match at Civitas Metropolitano. On Saturday evening, however, Atletico won 2-1 after a goal by Alexander Sorloth in stoppage time!
There is no doubt that Robert Lewandowski has recently been in worse shape than in the first months of this season. The last four matches saw only one goal scored by the Polish striker. Hansi Flick's trust in Lewandowski remains unchanged and the 36-year-old started the match against Atletico Madrid from the first minute.
Robert Lewandowski with a miss in the match against Atletico Madrid
Polish attacker he tried to make plays and make space for his teammates in the penalty area, but a striker is primarily held accountable for how he takes advantage of situations. The fact is that Lewandowski didn't have many clear chances. However, in the 76th minute he had a fantastic opportunity, but… he missed the ball, standing five meters in front of Jan Oblak! This was a perfect summary of the fact that the last few weeks have not been the best for the Pole.
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It is true that after watching the replay, it seemed that Ferran Torres was offside, but if Lewandowski had scored, the whole situation would certainly have been analyzed by VAR.
In total, this season Robert Lewandowski played 24 games for FC Barcelona, in which he scored 23 goals and made two assists. Next FC Barcelona match January 4 at 19:00 away from UD Barbastro in the King's Cup.