Lewandowski distances himself from Mbappé in the race for the Pichichi

If there is one thing that has kept Robert Lewandowski as one of the best, if not the best, center forwards in the world for over a decade, it is his competitive spirit. At 36 years old, the Pole remains more relevant than ever, showing no signs that his hunger for goals has diminished. On the contrary, it seems to increase as the years go by.

Tonight, in the crushing victory of FC Barcelona against Valencia, the culé '9' made it clear once again. Hansi Flick decided to rest him to manage his workload, so the player watched the first 60 minutes of the match from the bench. However, once he stepped onto the pitch at Montjuïc, the 'killer' only needed 6 minutes to score the sixth goal of the night, sending a powerful cross shot into the back of the net past Mamardashvili after an assist from Fermín López.

Lewandowski pulls away in the LaLiga scoring table

This goal was the 100th for Barça this season and the 17th for Lewandowski in LaLiga. The scorer arrived at the match against Valencia with Kylian Mbappé hot on his heels, as after celebrating his first 'hat-trick' as a Real Madrid player in the victory against Valladolid, the Frenchman reached 15 goals and was 'lurking' at the top of the tournament's top scorers' table.

However, with his goal against the Che team, 'Lewy' once again puts distance between himself and the Madrid '9'. The player has accumulated 17 goals in the 20 matches he has played in this season of LaLiga, being well on his way to being crowned as the Pichichi at the end of the season and keeping pace with Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot.