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HE WAS AWESOME WITH HIS 'POKER' TO MADRID

From idol to peers: Ferran's message to Lewandowski in 2013

Published:16/07/2022 - 19:59h

Updated:16/07/2022 - 19:59h

Ferran Torres, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Robert Lewandowski will carry the offensive weight of FC Barcelona in 2022-23. The Gabonese and the Pole shared attack at Dortmund in 2013-14, a time when Ferran already admired the '9'

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Nine years ago, Robert Lewandowski destapó like one of the most lethal forwards of Europe. On 24 April 2013, the '9' annotated him a 'póker' to the Real Madrid in the semifinals of the Champions League with the Borussia Dortmund (4-1), so many that went determinants for the classification of the group 'negriamarillo' to the final of Wembley (defeat 2-1 in front of the Bayern). The exhibition of the Pole amazed to the world and, very especially, to one of his new mates in the FC Barcelona.

Ferran Torres, the one who by that then grieve were 13 years old and been a member of the inferior of Valencia, comaprtió his admiration by the one of Warsaw in his account of Twitter. "Mine mother, Lewandoswki. What jugadorazo, how wraps it in a metre. #Impressive", wrote the one of Foios, the one who finish fichando by the Barça in January in return of 55 million euros, five less than what will finish costing the traspaso of 'Lewy'.

The one of Warsaw finished the 2012-13 with 36 goals and 18 assistances in 49 parties. 10 of these so many turned them into the Champions, where the then directed by Jurgen Klopp were near to heave his second 'orejona'. Robert remained a season more in Dortmund and coincided with an Aubameyang the one who signed by five pertinent seasons of the Saint-Étienne. The Pole and the gabonés formed a lethal pair this season, although it was not sufficient to avoid that the Bayern of Pep Guardiola arrasara with the Bundesliga.

In the 2013-14, the pair Lewandowski-Aubameyang converted 44 goals (28 of the Pole) and 17 assistances, being the forward more goleadora of the German football this year. In the summer of 2014, Lewandowski left to Munich 'to cost zero' after culminating agreement with the 'BVB'. Finally, his stage in Bavaria would close with 344 goals in 375 parties and 19 titles, three of them international (Champions, World-wide of Clubs, Supercopa European).

Ferran will have to struggle to be headline beside Lewandowski

Ferran Torres was the player that more minutes contested with the Barça in the last semester (1.868' in 24 parties), winning the confidence of Xavi Hernández in spite of his drought goleadora. Nevertheless, the arrivals of Raphinha and Lewandowski, added to the return of Ansu Fati and the renewal of Ousmane Dembélé will do that the competition by a place in the attack culé was much more complex for the '19' from the summer. It will be able to Ferran be indisputable headline beside the Pole?

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