Robert Lewandowski found himself in a not very comfortable situation. On Saturday, in Real Madrid's match against Real Valladolid, Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick and came just one goal closer to the Pole in the LaLiga scorers' classification. Still, coach Hansi Flick he did not put him in the starting lineup on Sunday so that he could respond to the Frenchman's feat. However, when he finally got the chance, he took advantage of it phenomenally.
Yet! Lewandowski came in and got the job done. He envied his friends
The 36-year-old appeared on the pitch in the 60th minute when FC Barcelona she was already leading 5:1. Just six minutes later he received a flat pass from Fermin Lopez. He received the ball brilliantly, ran into the penalty area with it and immediately fired a strong, precise shot on the ground towards the far post. This is how he defeated Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Lewandowski scored 6:1. It was his 17th goal this LaLiga season. Thanks to him, he is two goals ahead of Kylian Mbappe in the scoring charts, and five goals ahead of third-placed Raphinha.
There was definitely more going on in the first half, which FC Barcelona won 5-0. Then they scored Frenkie de JongFerran Torres, Raphinha and Fermin Lopez twice. After the break, Hugo Duro scored an honorary goal for Valencia, beating Wojciech Szczęsny. In the 75th minute, Valencia defender Cesar Tarrega increased the score to 7-1 by putting the ball into his own goal.