FC Barcelona easily advanced to the 1/8 finals of the Spanish Cup. On Saturday, Hansi Flick's team started the competition with a confident away victory against fourth-league UD Barbastro. Robert Lewandowski he completed the double, leading Barca to victory, which was noticed by the Spanish media, recognizing him, along with Pablo Torre, as the greatest hero of the match. For Polish ones fans In turn, the bigger news was the successful debut of Wojciech Szczęsny.
“Sport”:
Robert Lewandowski received the highest score in the team, “9” for the match against Barbastro. Only Pablo Torre received the same award – the author of a goal and two assists. “Matador” – this is how the Catalan daily described the Pole. “His only shot in the first half scored the first goal of 2025, which should motivate him at the beginning of the new year. He hit the net with his head and shoulder after Pablo Torre. After the break, he did not waste the chance he had with his foot and confirmed with his doble that goes for everything in the new year,” it was written in the justification.
Wojciech Szczêsny was rated “7”. “He had only three opportunities to intervene: once he did not complicate his life by clearing the ball, another time he easily caught a long-distance shot, and he had no problems leaving the goal,” it was noted.
“Mundo Deportivo”:
Thanks to this daily, Wojciech Szczęsny was called “undefeated”. “He didn't have much work to do in his first minutes in the colors of Azulgrana. He didn't complicate his life when playing with his feet, he was alert to single shots from his opponents. He almost made a mistake with Gerard Martin, but he made his debut on zero from the back,” it was reported.
“Effective” is the name of Robert Lewandowski. “They were actively looking for him with centers on both sides of the pitch and thus scored the first goal after a cross by Pablo Torre, who also assisted with his third goal. He could have seen a red card for a foul while fighting for the ball in the second half, but it ended with a yellow card,” it was noted .
“Marca”:
The Madrid daily also rated Robert Lewandowski and Pablo Torre the highest, giving them a score of “7.5”. The Pole's justification recalled that “a year ago he was a key player, when his departure ensured Barcelona's promotion, and now Lewandowski scored again, this time with a header, and then he did it just after the break.”
Wojciech Szczęsny finished with a starting note of “5”. “He played his first match in Barcelona after arriving there in October after Ter Stegen's injury. Few conclusions can be drawn from his performance, as Barbastro practically did not enter the Barcelona penalty area,” it was reported.
“He was one more spectator in the stadium. At the end match His misunderstanding with Gerard Martin could have cost Barcelona a lot, but it ended in fear,” it added.
“AS”:
According to the newspaper's editor, Wojciech Szczęsny deserved to “play in the Spanish Super Cup.” “He certainly had more work in some training sessions than in his debut in the Spanish Cup. However, he was very confident and attentive in the few situations when the hosts reached his goal, he intervened well after a strong shot from distance, although he had a small slip-up in the last minutes, although Cubarsi stopped the action well.
Robert Lewandowski, in turn, “should thank Pablo Torre, who assisted his double twice.”
“There was no better way to prepare for match with Athletic for the striker than to regain lost effectiveness. He already has 25 goals this season,” it was added.
FC Barcelona's next match will take place on Wednesday, January 8, when it will face Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.