Ferran Torres broke his goal drought with FC Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup. The 'Shark' had never been able to celebrate a goal in the tournament and, against Athletic (5-0), he scored the first goal of the Barça 'handful', his 14th of the season.
The 'Shark' took advantage of a faulty shot from Fermín López to shoot at goal, also with some luck, leaving Unai Simón with no reaction with an uncomfortable shot, but whose trajectory was perfect to open the scoring in the 22nd minute.
The 1-0 unleashed a Barça storm in the following 16 minutes, where three more goals fell to seal the match before halftime. Ferran hadn't scored since December 6th in the 3-5 victory against Betis, a match where he celebrated a 'hat-trick'.
Ferran Torres pulls away again as Barça's Pichichi
With his goal against Athletic, the player from Foios once again pulls away as Barça's Pichichi with 14 goals, 5 more than Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, and Raphinha. The Brazilian equaled the Pole and the player from Mataró with a brace against the Basques, in a Super Cup semifinal where the '10' and the '9' were substitutes.
Lamine played 18 minutes, while 'Lewy' remained on the bench. **Fermín López** also climbed positions in the azulgrana team's top scorers list, reaching 8 goals against the Bilbao team
Marcus Rashford, with 7 goals, completes the podium in the fight for the Barça top scorer award. Of the 22 outfield players in the Barça squad, 13 have already scored at least 1 goal so far this season.
Although it's unlikely anyone will come close to the 42 goals Lewandowski scored last season, Barça maintains its brutal offensive performance. In 27 matches across all competitions, Hansi Flick's team has scored 74 goals (2.74 per game). In 24/25, Barcelona scored 173 goals in 60 games (an average of 2.88).
Barça Top Scorers in 25/26
- Ferran Torres: 14.
- Robert Lewandowski: 9
- Lamine Yamal: 9
- Raphinha: 9
- Fermín López: 8
- Marcus Rashford: 7
First goal in the Spanish Super Cup for the 'Shark'
His goal against Athletic, moreover, was the 'Shark's' first in the Spanish Super Cup, having played six matches in the previous four editions without scoring.
In total, the Foiós player has accumulated 58 goals and 21 assists in 182 games with the blaugrana jersey and is 4 goals away from matching his record in a single season (19 in 24/25).
Barring a surprise, Ferran will remain in the XI for the final against Real Madrid or Atlético next Sunday. **Robert Lewandowski** remained on the bench against the Basques, despite scoring the second goal in the Catalan victory against Espanyol (0-2)