FC Barcelona took only 4 minutes to celebrate a goal on their return to the Spotify Camp Nou. 909 days had passed since the goal with which Pablo Gavi sealed the 3-0 victory against Mallorca on May 28, 2023. This Saturday, November 22, 'Lewy' was in charge of igniting the party in the renovated culé temple.
The '9' capitalized on **an error in Athletic's build-up play** to, after controlling with a self-pass the recovery orchestrated by **Gerard Martín** and **Eric García**, unleash a left-footed shot at the near post that surprised Unai Simón. The Spanish goalkeeper's response was weak, but the Pole's strike certainly carried power
Lewandowski keeps scoring: 8 goals in LaLiga 25/26
For Robert, the 1-0 win against Athletic was his eighth goal in LaLiga 25/26. After a slow start to the season, the 37-year-old striker has returned to his best form, with 4 goals in his last two appearances. With Marcus Rashford absent in matchday 13 due to flu symptoms, Lewandowski is carrying the weight of the Catalan offense, which has already welcomed back Raphinha.Although 'Lewy' is still some way off **Kylian Mbappé** in the race for the Pichichi, he is gradually closing the gap that the Frenchman built up in the first 12 matchdays. 'Kiki' has 13 goals, 6 more than **Julián Álvarez** (7). The Argentine is now third, behind the experienced Barça striker
Ferran Torres, a starter on the left wing against Athletic, also has 7 goals in 25/26, but only 5 of them were scored in LaLiga. Lewandowski, furthermore, is now the club's sixteenth all-time leading scorer, with 108 goals, tied with Luis Enrique and José Antonio Zaldúa.
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