Competitiveness and concern: The two faces of Robert Lewandowski's 'tireless' season

Robert Lewandowski faces the final stretch of the season in a moment very positive. It has 'shaken' of the pressure of which had been victim in 2023, after the World-wide of Qatar of 2022, and has showed a version more than consistent that has caused that the FC Barcelona of a step forward in the fight by not finish the season without titles. The forward is a very key piece... And practically insustituible.

So much with the Barcelona group as with his selection, Poland, has been a player todoterreno and a competitive beast. With the Barça only has lost three parties in all the campaign, in which it was out of action by a sprain in the left ankle. It has played, in total, 39 parties, with 3.020 minutes of action and participation in 29 goals: 20 it has annotated them he and has delivered nine assistances. It has been headline in 39 of them and has not remained without playing in any of the clashes.

The arrival of Vitor Roque, to finals of December of the past year, does not have alividado the load for the forward of 35 years. Xavi Hernández follows betting by him like main option for his forward and has left to the Brazilian like an alternative, that up to now, uses little. Speech very well of the competitiveness and commitment of the ex of the Bayern of Munich, but also opens the eternal debate on if they would have to regulate him the quantity of minutes, same case of Ílkay Gündogan.

The worry of the Barça with Lewandowski

And it is that, in addition to the Barça, in this stop of selections also will have a lot of action. Already it contested the ninety minutes of the duel of Poland against Estonia (5-1). It did not annotate goal, but looked for to mark the difference in until eight opportunities. It foresees that it was headline in the visit to Wales, where Poland will look for his pass for the classification of the phase of groups of the Eurocopa. It will return to Barcelona with 120 minutes of action to face the most decisive stretch of the season, with some quarter-finals of Champions League in the horizon.

In the Barcelona group are conscious that they have to 'take care' to Lewandowski and prioritise his good physical state, but the fear is more than present by what can happen in the Wales-Poland, a party in which they play a lot. It is the case that more concerns to the medical services, put the rest of players will be contesting friendly in which the load and responsibility is a lot lower.